Ingredients
8floz olive oil
12 oz sugar
1½ lb flour
12 oz currants
pinch salt
1 orange, juice and rind
1 lemon, juice and rind
1 tbsp brandy
1 tsp baking soda
cinnamon
Method
1. Preheat the oven
to 180°C/325°F or gas mark 4.
2. Beat the oil and sugar together.
3. Sift together the flour, salt, soda and cinnamon.
4. Slowly mix the dry ingredients and the juice into the oil mixture.
5. Roll the currants in a little flour and mix them in.
6. Add the rind and brandy,
adding a little extra water if the mixture seems too thick.
7. Place in a greased baking tin, at least 8" in diameter and 3" deep,
and bake in a moderate oven for about an hour.
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