Lancashire Goosenargh Cakes

• 1lb plain flour
• pinch of salt
• 12oz butter<

Mix the flour and the salt and rub in the butter. Mix to a smooth dough and roll out about quarter of an inch thick. Cut into two-inch rounds and sprinkle with the spices and sugar. Leave overnight. Bake at 300°F, 150°C, gas mark 2 for forty-five minutes until firm but still pale. Sift on a little more sugar as they cool.