Rock cakes

[RJUKL]

I have just made some with cinnamon. Does anyone know the secret of making them more "short"? Is it to do with the kind of fat used or the amount of liquid? One of my old school recipes says "do not beat" the egg. Is there a clue here, as I beat it the first time and they tasted like a plain cake?

[woozer]

I find the mix needs to be nearly as dry as a crumble topping then - dont sqweeze the mix just plop a pile on your baking sheet and coax it into shape and sprinkle the sugar on -I beat the egg ! - hope that helps

[RJUKL]

Thank you. I'll try that.