Ginger Fruit Bars

1 tablespoon golden syrup

3 tablespoons First Choice Spread

¼ cup caster sugar

¼ cup boiling water

3 First Choice Wheat Biscuits, crushed

1 cup First Choice Self Raising Flour

1 cup coconut

1 cup chopped pitted dates

½ cup finely chopped preserved ginger

½ cup chopped walnuts

Place syrup, spread, sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat (or in the microwave) and melt ingredients.

Add remaining ingredients and mix well

Press mixture into a lightly greased 18cm x 28cm lamington tin.

Bake at 180°C, for approximately 25 minutes.

Cut into 16 bars.

One of the recipes I like where you melt the liquids, add the dry and press in a tin to bake.

Well I followed the directions as I promised.

“First Choice” is a brand of products produced by a supermarket chain a few years ago. I am not aware of them anymore so I couldn’t use them exactly but I still used the equivalent.

I melted all the liquids in a bowl in the microwave and then added each of the remaining ingredients in order, stirring with each addition.

I used Crystallised Glacé Ginger.

However I under estimated the size of the bowl I needed and so they didn’t quite get mixed enough at the end.

I pressed the mixture into my tin but felt it was a bit dry.

I baked it for the required time but didn’t cut it until it had cooled (It didn’t say when to cut it)

It’s a very nice tasting bar (I like dates in baking) and the ginger is not strong.

However as I suspected it has not held very well together and is crumbly.

I will make it again but will make sure it is all mixed thoroughly and if need be, add a little more “spread” (margarine)