Quick Apricot & Almond Slice
Preparation time is 10minutes
Cook time is 45minutes
Total time is 55minutes
Serve is for 6 people
Difficulty level: 4 out of 4
10 Ingredients
Number of servings
6
- 2 cup self raising flour
- thickened cream (to serve, optional)
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2tablespoons icing sugar (to serve)
- 250grams soft butter, chopped
- 1 orange, rind finely grated
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 1/2 cup almond meal
- 820grams can apricot halves in fruit juice
Method
Step 1 of 10
Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line a 16x26cm slab pan.
Step 2 of 10
Drain apricots. Place onto paper towel, cut side down. Cover with paper towel. Pat dry.
Step 3 of 10
Process eggs and sugar in a food processor until pale yellow. Add butter and process a further 2 minutes until creamy. Sprinkle flour, almond meal and orange rind over butter mixture. Pour milk over dry ingredients. Pulse until a batter forms.
Step 4 of 10
Spoon two-thirds of batter into prepared baking pan.
Step 5 of 10
Smooth top with the back of a wet spoon.
Step 6 of 10
Place apricots, cut side up, over batter. Spoon remaining batter over apricots and spread roughly. It dose not matter if some of the apricots show through batter.
Step 7 of 10
Bake for 45 minutes or until cooked through when tested with a skewer in the centre of the slice.
Step 8 of 10
Allow to stand in pan for 10 minutes.
Step 9 of 10
Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.
Step 10 of 10
Sprinkle with icing sugar. Cut into squares and serve with cream.
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