Gluten-Free Food,Kiwi Style

GLUTEN-FREE GINGER SLICE

150g semi-soft butter

½ cup sugar

1 ½ cups GF baking flour

1 tsp GF baking powder

1 tsp guar gum

1 T ground ginger

Ginger Icing:

75g semi-soft butter

1 cup GF icing sugar, sifted

2 T golden syrup

1 T ground ginger

Preheat oven to 180oC.  Lightly grease and line a slice tin.  Cream the butter and sugar together.  Sift in the flour, baking powder, guar gum and ginger and mix well until it has formed a dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead well. Press into the tin and bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.  While this is cooking make the icing by combining all the ingredients in a small pot and heating until well combined, stirring often.  Pour the icing over the hot base. Leave to cool a little then score and cut into squares or fingers while still warm.

Variation: add to base or sprinkle over the icing: 2 T preserved ginger, finely chopped