Sift flour and salt into bowl, rub in butter until mixture resembles fine bread crumbs, fairly even in size. Add combined water and milk all at once; mix lightly with a sharp knife in a cutting motion. Turn out on to a lightly floured board; knead slightly. Knead dough into a round, place on greased oven tray. Pat dough out to a 15 cm (6 in) circle.With a sharp knife, cut 2 slits across dough, like a cross, approximately 1 cm (1/2 in)
deep. Brush top of dough with milk, sift a little extra flour over dough.
Bake in a hot oven for 10 minutes or until golden brown, reduce heat to moderate, cook a further 15 minutes. Eat warm with butter, and Golden Syrup or honey.
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