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Christmas Fruit Slice

By Chelsea Sugar
Christmas Fruit Slice
8 servings
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  • Difficulty Easy
  • Prep time 24 hrs
  • Cooking time 20 mins
  • Serves
    8
Ingredients

    PASTRY:
    1 1/2 Cups Self Raising Flour
    1/3 Cup Custard Powder
    2 1/2 Teaspoons Cornflour
    125g Butter
    1/4 Cup Chelsea Caster Sugar
    1 Egg
    Extra Chelsea Caster Sugar

    FILLING:
    450g Can Crushed Pineapple
    425g Can Apricot Halves
    1 Cup Each of Sultanas, Raisins, Currants, Dates and Prunes
    60g Glace Cherries
    3/4 Cup Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar
    1/2 Cup Brandy or Rum
    1 Tablespoon Each of Orange and Lemon Juice

Method

    1 : Sift first 3 ingredients into a basin and rub in the butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
    2 : Stir in the Chelsea Caster Sugar and lightly beaten egg. Knead lightly, wrap and refrigerate an hour.
    3 : Roll out half the pastry to fit a 28 x 18cm lamington tin which has been greased well. Cover with 3 1/2 cups filling and then the remaining pastry.
    4 : Glaze the top with a little cold water and sprinkle with Chelsea Caster Sugar. Bake in a hot oven 20-25 mins. Cool and cut into squares. Serve warm or cold with ice cream and/or cream.


    FILLING:
    1 : Place undrained pineapple and apricot halves in a saucepan and add all the fruit and Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar. Stir over low heat until sugar has dissolved and simmer very gently, uncovered, 5 mins.
    2 : Remove from heat, cool and add brandy and juices. Pour into an airtight container, cover and allow to stand and leave 24 hours before using.

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