New Zealand Recipes

New Zealand Recipes

Ginger Crunch

Ingredients

125g butter, softened
1/2 cup White Sugar
1 1/2 cups Standard grade flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger

Ginger Icing
75g butter
1 cup Icing Sugar
2 tablespoons Golden Syrup
3 teaspoons ground ginger


Method

1. Preheat oven to 190*C.
2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Sift flour, baking powder and ginger together.
4. Mix into creamed mixture.
5. Turn dough onto a lightly floured board.
6. Knead well.
7. Press dough into a greased 20 x 30 cm sponge roll tin.
8. Bake for 20 – 25 minutes or until light brown.
9. Pour ginger icing over base while hot and cut into squares before it gets cold.

Ginger Icing
a. In a small saucepan combine butter, icing sugar, golden syrup and ginger.
b. Heat until butter is melted, stirring constantly.

Makes: 24 pieces