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sugarplum slice
Amanda McInerney

Sugarplum Slice

Using your food processor makes the prep for this delicious slice a total doddle. It's equally at home as a dessert, with a dollop of cream, or in the kids lunchboxes.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Servings: 18 pieces
Course: Dessert, Snack
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 200 gms plain flour
  • 120 gms caster sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 115 gms cold butter, cubed
Topping
  • 160 gms caster sugar
  • 120 gms dried plums
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 orange, juiced
  • 1 orange, zest only
  • 1/4 cup course sugar

Equipment

  • Food processor

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 180C. Grease and line 26x17cm slice tray.
Base
  1. Add all the base ingredients to food processor, pulse until the mixture resembles course crumbs.
  2. Reserve 3/4 cup of the mixture. Press the rest into the prepared tray and bake for 15 minutes.
Topping
  1. Add all topping ingredients to processor. Pulse until the plums are finely chopped and the mixture is well combined.
  2. Pour over the hot base mix, sprinkle with remaining flour mixture, then with the course sugar.
  3. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until the edges are slightly browned and the topping looks set.
  4. Cool completely in tray, before removing and slicing into bars.

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