Treacle Nanaimo Bars
Prep
20 mins
Cook
25 mins
Servings
12
Difficulty
Easy
A classic Canadian dessert with a treacle twist, featuring a rich, gooey filling and a crumbly shortbread crust.
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Ingredients
- 250 gall-purpose flour
- 200 ggranulated sugar
- 150 gunsalted butter
- 2eggs
- 100 mlgolden syrup
- 100 gconfectioners' sugar
- sea salt
- 5 gbaking powder
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Line an 18x28cm baking dish with parchment paper.
Tip: To prevent the crust from becoming too dark, cover the edges with foil during baking.
- 2
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, and baking powder.
- 3
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and golden syrup until light and fluffy.
- 4
Beat in the eggs until well combined.
- 5
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until a dough forms.
- 6
Press the dough evenly into the prepared baking dish.
- 7
Bake for 20-22 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.
- 8
While the crust is baking, prepare the filling.
- 9
Remove the crust from the oven and pour the filling over the warm crust.
- 10
Refrigerate the bars for at least 30 minutes before cutting into squares and serving.
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