2 cups self-raising flour
1/3 cup sugar
¼ teaspoon mixed spice
90g butter
1 cup mixed dried fruit
1 egg
½ cup milk

Sift dry ingredients into a bowl, rub in butter. Stir in chopped fruit and combined egg and milk, mix until all ingredients are moistened. Place tablespoonfuls of mixture onto lightly greased oven trays. Bake in moderately hot oven for 15 to 20 minutes, loosen and cool on  trays.