Ginger Coconut Slice Recipes

GINGER SLICE

Steps:

• Add all the ingredients for the base into a food processor and blitz to combine. Depending on how powerful your food processor is this could be up to a couple of minutes. Blitz until you have a crumby biscuit like texture.
• Press into a tin lined with or foil. (this makes it easier to get out) [large metal loaf tin, measuring 26.5cm in length, and 11 cm wide (10.5 inches long by 4.5 inches wide)]
• Clean the food processor first. Place all ingredients for topping into food processor and blitz for 1 minute, or until it looks like a flaky crumbly texture. When you touch it, it will feel soft and silky. Spoon out topping onto base, spreading evenly using a dessert spoon to get into the corners of the tin. Use your fingers to firmly press down to get a smooth finish.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 hours before serving. Cut into 12 even slices with a sharp knife. For best results, clean knife in between cuts. Store in the fridge in an air tight container for upto 7 days.

WOMEN'S WEEKLY VINTAGE EDITION: GINGER COCONUT SLICE

Steps:

• Combine butter and golden syrup in a medium pan and stir over heat until the butter is melted. Stand until warm.
• Stir in sifted dry ingredients, sugar, coconut and egg; press mixture over base of greased 19 cm x 29 cm rectangular slice pan.
• Bake in a moderate oven for about 30 minutes or until lightly browned and firm. Cool in pan.
• To make lemon icing, sift icing sugar into small heatproof bowl and stir in butter, rind and enough juice to make a stiff paste. Stir over hot water until spreadable.
• Spread the slice with lemon icing and leave to set.

COCONUT GINGER RICE

Steps:

• Heat broth, coconut milk and ginger to boiling in saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Stir in rice.
• Heat to boiling, reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer 15 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
• Add lemon rind and green onions; fluff rice lemon rind and onions lightly with fork to mix.
• Garnish with coconut and lemon slices.

GINGER COCONUT SLICE

Steps:

• Grease a 19cm x 29cm slice pan.
• Line base with baking paper.
• Melt the butter and golden syrup in a small pan (or very carefully in the microwave on a low setting, stir well to combine).
• Combine the sifted flour, ground ginger, chopped ginger, sugar, coconut and egg in a large bowl.
• Pour in the melted butter and syrup mixture.
• Stir well to combine and press into the prepared pan.
• Cook in a 180 degree C oven, about 15 minutes, or until light brown.
• Stand for 5 minutes to firm, then turn out onto a wire rack to finish cooling.
• ICING: Sift the icing sugar mixture into a bowl.
• Add the butter, lemon rind and juice.
• Add enough hot water to make it a spreadable consistency.
• Spread icing over cooled slice.
• When icing has set, cut into squares.

NO BAKE LEMON AND GINGER SLICE

Steps:

• Prepare a 20 or 23cm square tin with baking paper
• Melt the butter and condensed milk together, either in the microwave or on the stove top, until the butter has just melted, stirring often.
• Crush the plain and gingernut biscuits together and add this to the melted butter & condensed milk
• Add to this the desiccated coconut, ginger and finely diced crystallised ginger and stir well to completely combine
• Press this into the prepared tin and spread until smooth
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes before preparing the icing
• For the icing in a medium bowl add the sifted icing sugar, melted butter and the zest of one lemon if using.
• Juice the lemon and drain to remove any pips or pith.
• Add a teaspoon of lemon juice at a time until you reach a spreadable consistency
• Spoon this onto the cooled slice and spread until smooth, shake to distribute the icing evenly.
• Allow the slice to completely cool in the refrigerator until set, a minimum of 4 hours or overnight.
• Using a sharp knife slice into squares and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
• Enjoy!