Ginger Crunch

[Cornish Cream]

Converted from a recipe by David Lebovitz.

Ginger Crunch.
Shortbread Base.
125g soft unsalted butter.
100g granulated sugar.
210g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder.
1 1/2tsp ground ginger.

Icing.
75g butter,cubed
2 Tbsp golden syrup ( mine weighed 62g when I used a 15ml Tbsp)
90g icing sugar
1 Tbsp ground ginger ( I used a 15ml Tbsp)

Grease with butter a rectangular tin 33 x 10 cm or a 20cm square tin.

1. Place the soft butter and sugar in the TM bowl and beat 15sec/ speed 5. Scrape down bowl with a spatula and repeat.
2. Add the plain flour,baking powder and ginger and   for 2-3 minutes or until the mixture starts to come together.

3. Place the mixture into your tin and press evenly with your hands or MC.

4. Place in a preheated oven 190c  175c ff for 20 minutes until golden brown.


Five minutes before the end of the shortbread cooking time make the icing.
1. Place all the icing ingredients into the TM bowl and heat 60c/ 5 mins/ speed 2.

2.Remove the shortbread from the oven and carefully pour the warm icing over the shortbread base.
3. Allow to cool for 20-30 minutes.( I let mine cool 30mins) then carefully remove the tin.

4. When slightly warm cut into slices.( I cut mine too soon and consequently the icing on the middle fingers have dripped )

Enjoy

members' comments

cookie - Tastes amazing CC. Thanks for the recipe.

[judydawn]

I bet that's a very tasty slice Denise.

[Cornish Cream]

It tastes lovely Judy.

[achookwoman]

Thanks CC.  I am going to make this today. 

[gertbysea]

Oh dear. Wish I had not looked.

Gert

[Mama Fergie]

Looks delicious CC. My DD's love ginger so will make them one each.
Thank you for sharing 

[astarra]

ooooohhhhh ginger crunch....yummy!
i usually do the Edmond's cookbook one, but shall HAVE to try this too now! 

[jeninwa]

Yummy ginger crunch, my DH would love that.
Astarra you reminded me that I have a copy of the Edmonds cookbook it must be 35 years old.

[mab19]

That looks delicious CC.  I'll have to make that one for GS, he loves anything with ginger in it.

[Kimmyh]

Looks yummy .

[Cornish Cream]

Thanks girls.

[trudy]

Looks lovely CC.  Must put it on my to do list.

[cookie1]

I agree with everyone it looks delicious. I love the idea of putting the icing on the hot slice.

[cookie1]

I am having a small cooking break between doing MIL annual financial review. I wanted to make something different. Hence this is now in the oven. I left the ginger out as the mob aren't very fond of it.
CC I am glad you mentioned using   for 2-3 minutes as it seemed to take this long to come together. Thanks.
Here is the completed product. I can't wait to cut it and try it.
You can see the bread rising in the background.

[Cornish Cream]

Looks good cookie