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Jam & Apricot Slice

Here's how you make Jam & Apricot Slice
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  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 20m
  • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 1/2 cups plain flour
  • 1/2 cup self-raising flour
  • 1/4 cup icing sugar
  • 175 grams unsalted butter (chopped)
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons water, cold
  • 1 cup dried apricots
  • 1/2 cup apricot jam
  • Extra icing sugar, to decorate
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Grease an 18cm x 28cm rectangular slice pan and line base and sides with baking paper, extending paper 3cm above pan edges.

  • Step 2: Place flours, icing sugar and butter in a food processor and process until mixture resembles bread crumbs and with the motor operating add egg and enough water until mixture just comes together and transfer to a clean bench and knead into a ball.

  • Step 3: Press 2/3 of pastry over base of prepared pan and smooth with the back of a spoon and then place the apricots over the base and spread over jam and crumble remaining pastry over the top.

  • Step 4: Cook in a moderately hot oven (190C) for about 20 minutes or until golden and cooked and then let stand in pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.

  • Step 5: Cut into bars to serve, dusted with extra sifted icing sugar.


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