Earl Grey Apricot Slices

Total Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 220 g butter
• 60 g icing sugar
• 1 egg
• 280 g plain flour, sifted
• 250 g dried apricots
• 200 ml strong earl grey tea
• 200 g caster sugar
• 3 medium eggs
• 2 grated lemons, zest of
• 120 ml lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 60 g plain flour

Recipe

• 1 method:-.
• 2 place apricots and tea in a small saucepan. bring to a boil, reduce fire and cook till apricots are soft and liquid evaporates.
• 3 allow to cool then chop apricots coarsely. set aside.
• 4 grease and line a 20 x 30cm slice tin.
• 5 cream butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy. add egg.
• 6 fold in flour. press into base of prepared tin. bake in a preheated 180deg cel oven for 15 minutes.
• 7 meanwhile prepare the topping. beat together sugar, eggs, lemon zest and juice. fold in baking powder and flour. set aside.
• 8 when base is baked, sprinkle apricots over, then pour in lemon-egg mixture. bake for a further 25mins or until golden brown. allow to cool before cutting.