It's Crunch Time!

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It's Crunch Time! GINGER CRUNCH time!

But then if you asked my youngest son he'd say...…….it's ALWAYS Ginger Crunch Time.

I made him some the other day and although I don't have a sweet tooth (generally speaking) I will admit to having a couple of slices as I was packing the finished treat into an air tight tin. All good cooks have to do a taste test don't they?

The truth is; I absolutely love the flavour of ginger and will very rarely turn down anything that features this special spice. I am also a great fan of ginger supplements for health benefits and make sure I always have a supply handy.

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Here are the Ingredients:

Ginger Crunch Base:
 225 grams plain flour
 100 grams caster sugar
 1 teaspoon baking powder
 2 teaspoon ground ginger
 150 grams butter cut into cubes

Ginger Crunch Icing:
 150 grams butter
 60 mls golden syrup 4 Tablespoons
 300 grams icing sugar sifted
 2 tablespoons ground ginger

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METHOD:

1. Preheat oven to 180c.

2. Line a 18 x 27cm baking tin with baking paper
3. To make base, put the flour, sugar, baking powder and ginger in a food processor. Pulse several times to combine.
4. Add butter and process for a further 30 seconds or until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
5. Press the mixture into prepared tin and level off using back of spoon.
6. Bake of 20-25mins or until lightly golden.
7. Remove from oven and cool completely.
8. To make icing, put butter and golden syrup in a medium saucepan and heat until just melted.
9. Add the sifted icing sugar and ground ginger and cook for a further 1-2 minutes stirring constantly until smooth.
10. Remove from the heat and pour over cooled base.
11. Leave to set and Enjoy!

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There are many different recipes out there nowadays but this is the one I have used for many years and the fact that my 47 year old son still requests it, speaks for itself. He makes a pretty good ginger crunch himself but it's still not the same as having his mother make it for him. And of course, it brings me so much pleasure to take him back to happy childhood days via my cooking.

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