Ingredients

Shortcrust Pastry

• 80z SR Flour
• pinch Salt
• 2oz Lard
• 2oZ Butter
• 30ml Of Cold Water
• 1oz Caster Sugar

Filling

• 1oz Butter
• 4oz Brown Sugar
• 1TSP Vanilla Essence
• 1oz cherries chopped

Top

• 1 beaten egg
• 1oz sugar

Directions

Make up the pastry, roll out on a well floured work top.

Take the big biscuit cutter , if you have one, if not a glass.

Cut out all the pastry, and leave to a side.

Now make the filling, take a bowl, and put the butter and sugar in a bowl and warm it up in the microwave.

Add to it the rest of the ingredients and give it a stir.

Take the pastry , and put one teaspoon of filling , into the centre of each one.

Fold the corners , to the centre, turn back over and roll over with rolling pin one time just to flatten a little.

Then brush over and sugar tops.

Place on a greased tray space out well.

Cook on 200c/400f/or gas mark 6

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes

Take out oven places on wire rack to cool.