Ginger Crunch Slice

Total Time: 53 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 38 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups plain flour, sifted
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 250 g cold butter, chopped
• 150 g butter
• 1/4 cup golden syrup
• 1 1/2 tablespoons ground ginger
• 1 1/2 cups icing sugar, sifted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180°c.
• 2 base:.
• 3 place flour, sugar, ginger and baking powder in the bowl of a food processor and pulse to combine.
• 4 add butter and process until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• 5 press into a 20cm x 30cm tin lined with non-stick baking paper.*
• 6 bake for 35-40 minutes or until golden and firm to the touch.
• 7 to make the ginger icing:.
• 8 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.
• 9 stir through the icing sugar and pour immediately over the slice.
• 10 refrigerate for 1 hour or until the icing is set.
• 11 slice to serve.
• 12 * 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.