Woman’s Day Australia – August 26, 2019

Everyday

food

SLICE OF HEAVEN!

STRAWBERRY& ALMONDFRIANDSLICE

MAKES 16 PREP+ COOK 50 MINS+ STANDING+ COOLING

TIP

Store slice in an

airtight container

at room

temperature up

to 3 days.

For lunchboxes or arvo tea, there’s nothing better than a classic slice

✦ 6 egg whites

✦ 155g unsalted butter,

melted

✦ 2 tbsp milk

✦ 1 tsp vanilla extract

✦ 1 ½ cups almond meal

✦ 1 ½ cups icing sugar, plus

2 tsp extra to dust

✦ ½ cup self-raising flour

✦ 250g strawberries,

sliced thinly

✦ 1 / 3 cup flaked almonds

1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease

a 20 x 30cm rectangular slice

pan, line base and long sides

with baking paper, extending

the paper 5cm over the sides.

2 Place egg whites in a medium

bowl, whisk lightly with a fork

until combined. Add butter,

milk, vanilla, almond meal, sifted

icing sugar and flour, stir until

combined. Pour mixture into

pan, smooth the surface.

3 Bake base 10 mins. Remove

from oven, top with strawberries

and sprinkle with almonds.

Bake a further 25 mins or until

a skewer inserted into the centre

comes out clean. Leave slice in

pan 10 mins before transferring

to a wire rack to cool.

4 Just before serving, dust with

extra sifted icing sugar.

70 WD