Blog 05

DREAM BARS

Ingredients

• 90 g butter, softened
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup plain (all-purpose) flour
• 2 tbsp icing (confectioners') sugar

Topping

• 2 eggs, beaten lightly
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 tbsp plain (all-purpose) flour
• 1/2 tspbaking powder
• 1 1/2 cups desiccated coconut
• 1 cup bottled fruit mince

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a 20cm x 30cm rectangular pan; line base and long sides with baking paper, extending the paper 5cm over sides.
2. Beat butter and sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in sifted flour.
3. Press mixture over base of pan. Bake base for 10 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, make topping: beat eggs, extract and sugar in a small bowl with the electric mixer until thick and creamy. Fold in sifted flour and baking powder; then coconut and fruit mince.
5. Spread topping on hot base; bake a further 30 minutes or until firm. Cool slice in pan. Just before serving, dust with sifted icing sugar.