Ginger & Lemon Slice

Name: Ginger & Lemon Slice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12 pieces, 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup gluten-free self-raising flour; 2 teaspoons 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; 1 tablespoon either golden syrup or 1 tablespoon light corn syrup; 1 cup icing sugar, use gluten-free if required (confectioners sugar); 30 g butter, softened; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 1 teaspoon lemon zest; 1 teaspoon hot water

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Recipe 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

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READY IN: 50mins

SERVES: 12

YIELD: 12 pieces

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

SLICE BASE
1

cup gluten-free self-raising flour
2

teaspoons 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
1

tablespoon either golden syrup or 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
ICING
1

cup icing sugar, use gluten-free if required (confectioners sugar)
30

g butter, softened
2

teaspoons lemon juice
1

teaspoon lemon zest
1

teaspoon hot water

DIRECTIONS

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

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