Ginger Crunch Slice

A biscuit covered with ginger flavored icing. From a New Zaeland newspaper
- Ready In:
- 53mins
- Yields:
- Units:
3
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ingredients
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Base
- 2 1⁄2 cups plain flour, sifted
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 250 g cold butter, chopped
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Ginger icing
- 150 g butter
- 1⁄4 cup golden syrup
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons ground ginger
- 1 1⁄2 cups icing sugar, sifted
directions
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Base:.
- Place flour, sugar, ginger and baking powder in the bowl of a food processor and pulse to combine.
- Add butter and process until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Press into a 20cm x 30cm tin lined with non-stick baking paper.*
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until golden and firm to the touch.
- To make the ginger icing:.
- Place the butter, golden syrup and ginger in a saucepan over medium heat and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the butter is melted.
- Stir through the icing sugar and pour immediately over the slice.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour or until the icing is set.
- Slice to serve.
- * The flour mixture will be quite crumbly when you press it into the tin but it comes together as it cooks and as the butter melts.
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i lost this recipe 15 years ago so am very happy to have it back, in fact i have already made it twice. The first time i took it out of the oven at 30 minutes and it was great, but 35 minutes is too long--the biscuit base was too brown and shattered when i tried to cut it. To jazz it up i like to put small pieces of candied ginger or walnuts on top of the just-poured icing so that each square will have a piece in the middle. I also cut it into about 40 squares instead of 20 as the icing is very rich and two bites seems to be enough for everyone.Reply
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