Jervis Family Recipes

Base Ingredients

125g butter

125g sugar

200g flour

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon baking powder

Icing Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter

8 tablespoons icing sugar

4 teaspoons golden syrup

2 teaspoons ground ginger

Base Steps

1. Cream butter and sugar, add sifted dry ingredients.
2. Mix well and press into greased and floured or paper lined shallow tin. 
3. Bake at 150c for 20 to 25 minutes until lightly brown.

Icing Steps

1. Place in this order cubed butter golden syrup and ginger
2. heat gently and when around ¼ to ½ the butter has melted add the icing sugar
3. continue to heat and stir when butter is all melted beat well so the butter is incorporated if there is still some showing add a bit more icing sugar.
4. Pour onto hot base and cut into squares before it gets cold.