Ginger & Lemon Slice - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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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
Preparation
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***SLICE BASE***.
Preheat oven to 160\u00b0C.
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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