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Makes about 12 slices
Preparation time 10 minutes
Baking time 30 – 40 minutes
Oven temperature 180 °C
You can also bake this sweet treat in a square baking tray if you don’t have a cast iron pan.
You need
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups self-raising flour
• ½ cup oats
• ½ cup desiccated coconut
• pinch of salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs, beaten
• ½ cup strawberry jam, melted
Here’s how
1 Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Mix the sugar, flour, oats and coconut together. Add the salt and the butter. Use your fingers to rub in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Stir in the eggs and use your hands to form a dough. Divide the dough in 2 equal pieces.
2 Take a piece of dough and flatten it by pressing it into the pan. Prick the dough all over with a fork. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the dough from the oven and spread the jam over the baked layer. Grate or crumb the other piece of dough over the jam layer. Lightly press down the top layer and bake for 20 – 30 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through. Allow to cool down before slicing it. Store the slices (or squares) in an airtight container.
Tip I prefer big slices with thick layers, but you can adjust the size and the thickness of the layers according to the dimensions of your pan. Remember to adjust the baking time depending on the thickness of your pieces.
