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Nutrition: per bar

  • kcal257
  • fat16g
  • saturates8g
  • carbs24g
  • sugars12g
  • fibre1g
  • protein3g
  • salt0.2g

Method

  • step 1

    Start with the base. Line a 20cm square tin with some baking parchment. Put 200g of the butter and 100g of the sugar in a food processor and whizz until smooth. Add the almond extract, flour and ground rice, and pulse until the mixture comes together. Press the mixture into the base of your tin, flattening the surface as much as possible. Chill for at least 30 mins, or for up to 2 days.

  • step 2

    Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Peel off the cling film, prick the base a few times with the prongs of a fork. Bake for 25 mins.

  • step 3

    Meanwhile, put the remaining 25g butter, 75g sugar and 1 tbsp flour in a small pan. Heat gently, stirring, until the butter and sugar have melted. Stir in the cream until smooth, then the nuts, glacé and dried cherries.

  • step 4

    When the base has baked, dot the hot nut mixture all over the top and gently spread with the back of a spoon. Return to oven and bake for another 10-20 mins until the top is golden – check every 5 mins. Cool to room temperature, then melt the dark chocolate in a microwave or in a bowl over, but not touching, a pan of hot water. Drizzle the chocolate all over the top, and leave to set solid before removing and cutting into thin bars.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2014

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.7 ratings

helsi65

tip

Use semolina I'd you cant find ground rice

helsi65

Absolutely delicious, the family couldn't get enough of them

maggie77

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Will definitely be making more of these. A big hit with my family and friends.

Besseya

question

This sounds delightful, but for the benefit of those of us on the other side of the pond, could you please elucidate "ground rice"? Dry, uncooked rice, ground to a particular consistency? Or cooked rice, dried and ground? Or another preparation altogether?

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goodfoodteam

Hi there, thanks for getting in touch. Ground rice is a baking product in the UK with a slightly coarse texture. If you can buy rice flour where you live use that instead. Looking online many people have success at making their own ground rice, although we haven't tried it ourselves. Rinse, then…

wendymayCI

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Shhh dont tell anyone - I will be making these for my surprise Christmas gifts for friends and family this year - they are sooo good.

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