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Aunt Edna's Fruit Slices

A brown sugar biscuit base topped with dates, cherries, almonds, and coconut. Baked until golden and crunchy.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Servings 9 slices

Ingredients
  

Base

  • 4 oz or 110g self-raising flour
  • pinch of salt
  • 4 oz or 110g brown sugar
  • 4 oz or 110g butter

Topping

  • 6 oz or 175g dates, chopped
  • 3 oz or 85g desiccated coconut
  • 3 oz or 85g glacĂ© cherries, chopped
  • 2 oz or 55g almonds, chopped
  • 2 eggs, well beaten
  • 4 oz or 100g brown sugar
  • 3 oz or 85g self-raising flour
  • caster sugar, to dredge

Instructions
 

For the base

  • Preheat oven to 325F/165C and line an 8"/20cm traybake tin with baking parchment.
  • Rub the butter into the flour. Add the sugar and salt and work in with your fingertips.
  • Press evenly into the tin and bake for 10-15 minutes until light golden.
  • Leave to cool slightly.

For the topping

  • Increase oven temperature to 350F/180C.
  • Mix the dates, cherries, almonds and coconut. Add the eggs, sugar and flour and mix well.
  • Spread over the cooled base and dredge with caster sugar.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes until the topping is golden brown. Cool for a few minutes, then mark into slices. Cut when cool.
Keyword almonds, cherries, coconut, dates, traybake