Happy St David's Day - Mam's Welsh Cakes

Happy St David's Day, especially to the Welsh contingent.  To celebrate here is my grandmother's recipe for Welsh cakes.

Ingredients
8 oz flour
2 oz butter
2 oz lard
2 oz currants or sultanas
3 oz sugar
1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg
pinch salt
1 tablespoon milk or cream

Method
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Rub in the fat with your fingertips and add the other dry ingredients. Beat the egg lightly and add with enough milk (or cream for a posher version) to make a firm paste.  Roll out on a floured board to a thickness of 1/4 inch and cut into rounds.  Cook on a lightly greased griddle or a heavy flat-bottomed frying pan for about 3 minutes each side until golden brown.  Cool and sprinkle with caster sugar.  Split and serve with butter or cream and jam.  They can also be kept in an air-tight tin and eaten alone as biscuits - excellent with coffee for dunking.