Crunchy Sugar-topped Slices
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Ingredients
- 6 oz butter or margarine
- 4 eggs
- 4 oz caster sugar
- ½ lemon rind.grated
- 8 oz self raising flour.sifted
- 2 oz butter
- 4 oz caster sugar
Accompaniment
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Description
Beautiful crunchy sweets
Method
Preparation
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1
Set oven to moderate hot, Gas Mark 5/375F/190C.
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In a saucepan, gently melt the butter or margarine. Allow to cool.
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3
Whisk the eggs with the sugar until mixture is thick and leaves a trail, then mix in grated lemon rind.
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4
Fold in the flour, alternating with the melted butter or margarine.
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5
Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and level the surface.
Topping and Baking
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6
For the topping, place thin slivers of butter evenly over the cake and sprinkle generously with the sugar for the topping.
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Bake just above centre in the pre-heated oven for 20-25 minutes.
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8
Leave to cool in the tin before cutting into fingers.
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