Subj : Ginger Cashew Bars
To : All
From : Ben Collver
Date : Sat Jul 06 2024 07:46 pm
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Ginger Cashew Bars
Categories: Bars, Cookies
Yield: 1 Batch
MMMMM----------------------------BASE---------------------------------
75 g Unsalted butter; softened,
-plus more for the tin
75 g Caster sugar
1 md Egg
100 g Toasted cashews; chopped
1 ts Vanilla extract
125 g Plain flour
1/2 ts Baking powder
MMMMM------------------------GINGER LAYER-----------------------------
175 g Unsalted butter; softened
200 g Dark muscovado sugar
2 ts Tamarind extract
2 md Eggs
200 g Glace ginger; chopped
2 ts Ground ginger
1 ts Cocoa
150 g Plain flour
1/2 ts Baking powder
Desiccated coconut; to
-finish
Grease a 23 cm square tin, ideally with a removable base. To make the
base, beat the butter and sugar until combined, then beat in the egg.
Stir in the cashews, add the vanilla, flour, and baking powder and
mix well. Spread this over the base on the tin.
In the same bowl, make the ginger layer. Beat the butter and sugar
until smooth, then beat in the tamarind and eggs. Stir in the gingers
and cocoa, then add the flour and baking powder. Spread over the
base, sprinkle with coconut and bake at 180°C/160°C fan/350°F/gas
mark 4 for about 40 minutes.
