Ginger squares
Ginger squares (or ginger bars) are a delicious shortbread-like slice topped with sweet ginger icing.
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Servings: 20
Calories: 101kcal
Ingredients
Base
- 125 g butter
- 30 g caster sugar
- 30 g brown sugar
- 1 cup plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
Icing
- 4 tablespoon icing sugar
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 3 teaspoon golden syrup
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 175C fan-forced and grease and line a 15x25cm shallow pan.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar together until light and creamy.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix to combine.
- Press the mixture into the tin.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until it starts to turn golden.
- Leave to cool in the tin.
- Meanwhile, make the icing.
- Place the icing sugar, butter, ginger and golden syrup in a small saucepan and heat, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is smooth.
- Pour over the base and leave to set.
- Cut the slice into squares to serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 101kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 71mg | Potassium: 13mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 191IU | Vitamin C: 0.001mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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