Ginger & Lemon Slice

Submitted by Jubes

"This is a very simple slice to make. It's a great everyday recipe and a slice with a cuppa is divine. It's Gluten Free but can be made also using regular wheat flour (all-purpose flour ) with success too. If you use GF flour, nobody would guess that this slice is gluten free"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 12 pieces
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• SLICE BASE

• 236.59 ml gluten-free self-raising flour
• 9.85 ml powdered ginger
• 100 g caster sugar, finely ground sugar (1/2 cup)
• 25 g desiccated coconut (1/2 cup)
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 60 g butter, melted
• 14.79 ml either golden syrup or 14.79 ml light corn syrup

• ICING

• 236.59 ml icing sugar, use gluten-free if required (confectioners sugar)
• 30 g butter, softened
• 9.85 ml lemon juice
• 4.92 ml lemon zest
• 4.92 ml hot water

directions

1. ***SLICE BASE***.
2. Preheat oven to 160°C.
3. Combine flour, ginger, sugar and coconut.
4. Mix together melted butter and syrup. Then add to the dry mix. Add lightly beaten egg.
5. Press into a well greased lamington tin or 20cm square pan(or equivelant).
6. Bake 25-30 minutes. Less cooking time gives a light cakey slice base and more cooking time gives a crisp biscuity (cookie style base.
7. ***ICING***.
8. Sift the icing sugar.
9. Combine all remaining ingredients in another bowl.Stir all together until smooth and spread over the cooled slice base.

Reviews

[katew]

I wish I had doubled this recipe - it was like a gingery brownie. The lot has vanished so fast. My icing was merely a drizzle as I ran out of icing sugar. Great slice, just great !!