Citrus Oat Slices
Oats are a staple Irish ingredient and are wonderfully satisfying when used in baking.
SERVES
9
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
20
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
35
MINUTES
Ingredients
125g self raising flour
100g butter, soft
125g light muscovado sugar
90g porridge oats
For the lemon layer
350g condensed milk
85ml lemon juice
Zest of 2 lemons
Method
Line an 8-inch square cake tin with parchment.
Preheat your oven to 180ÂșC/gas mark 4.
Sieve the flour and set aside.
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the flour and oats to the butter mixture and combine to make a crumble.
Press just over half of the crumble into the base of your tin, pressing it down firmly.
Bake for 12 minutes until lightly golden.
While it is baking whisk the condensed milk with the lemon juice and zest.
Pour the lemon layer over the crumble after you have removed it from the oven, you do not need to let it cool first.
Spread the rest of the crumble on top and very gently pat this layer down.
Bake for a further 23 minutes or until the edges are golden.
Allow to cool in the tin before slicing.
