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Preheat your oven to 200°C.
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To a large bowl add your sifted flour, sugar, salt and pepper, and stir well.
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Cut your butter into small cubes, add to the bowl of dry ingredients. Using your hands rub the butter in until you’ve got a coarse mix, without any large lumps of butter.
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Add your strawberries and basil, and mix gently.
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In a separate bowl, beat your two eggs and add the milk.
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Make a well in the flour/strawberry mix and pour the egg/milk mix in. Gently mix with a large spoon until the mixture is combined.
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Flour your work surface and turn your dough out on to it. Gently knead your dough a few times.
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Transfer to a greaseproof paper lined baking tray and shape into a circle, about 2cm thick.
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Brush with milk, and sprinkle a light dusting of oats and sugar on top.
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Slice into eight sections, and place in the oven for about 20 minutes or so until golden brown. Keep an eye on it from the 15 minute mark onwards.