I know that I said Christmas doesn’t start until my birthday is over. And it doesn’t, but my birthday is tomorrow, and by nightfall I will have ordered our tree, dug out decorations, be playing the festive CDs and baking. These, I think:
Christmassy Mincemeat Slice
5oz butter
3oz soft brown sugar
6oz plain flour (or wholewheat if you prefer)
2oz ground almonds
1 tsp almond essence
4oz porridge oats
8oz mincemeat
11×7 shallow baking tin
Melt the butter in a saucepan with brown sugar.
Mix flour, almonds and porridge oats in a large bowl.
When butter and sugar have turned liquid, remove pan from heat and begin adding the flour and oats, stirring well. Add essence.
Spoon half the mixture into the prepared tin. Press the mixture into the tin firmly using the flat of your hand.
Next spread the mincemeat evenly all over the bottom layer.
Finish with a final layer of oat mixture. Top with flaked almonds, if you have them….
Bake in the centre of the oven for about 20 mins at gas mark 6, 200 C.
When the top is golden brown remove it from the oven and cut it into squares (leave them in the tin until they are cold to make it easier to remove them).
Happy Birthday for tomorrow niece with bump!!
Have a great day
Happy birthday lovely friend.
DM X
Thanks auntie Carol!
And thank you DM- you are looking glamorous, as ever!
Happy Birthday! Sorry I am late!
Have you got a recipe for me? I need to make a yule log and have not done one since I was 7 years old. Thank you!
hope you had a great birthday…..and at least managed a sip or two of champers xxx
I made this yummy slice on Friday morning and there was none left by Friday evening!
Am looking forward to reading your technique for “rolling the yule log”……like Silvana, the last one I made was at school and I didn’t roll it….I folded!!!
happy birthday last wednesday kelly. Normally I blame the post on these ocassions…oh well, sigh
Hey, Kelly. A Belated Happy Birthday. I hope it was a fun one.