* 12 oz plain flour
* ¼ level teaspoon salt
* 1.5 oz margarine or cooking fat
* 1 oz sugar
* ½ oz yeast
* ¼ pint warm milk
* 1 egg, well beaten
''For decoration:''
* 4 oz icing sugar
* ½ oz blanched and browned almonds

===Method===
* Sift the flour and salt into a warm bowl, and run in the fat; mix in the sugar and make a well in the centre
* Blend the yeast with a little of the milk and pour into the well in the flour. Leave to ''sponge'' for 5 minutes
* Mix to a slack dough with the restof the milk and the egg, and beat well
* Set to rise in a warm place for 1 hour , or until double the size
* Turn on to a floured board, divide into 14 pieces and make each peice a roll 5" long
* Place on a floured baking sheet 1/4" apart and prove for 15 minutes in a warm place
* Bake in a very hot oven (240° C - 475° F - Gas 9) for 7-8 minutes
* When cold coat with water icing and sprinkle nuts on top immediately
* Break into fingers
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