Sprung! (Lemon Slice)

So gorgeous Garry was away for work for a couple of days. I popped to the shop to pick up some supplies and was standing in the checkout queue. I turn around, and there right behind me is Georgia, who lives in our block of townhouses, and her 6 month old baby Rosie. Georgia has clutched in her hand a container of chocolate ice cream. And that's all.

"Is Henry away this week?" I laughed.

"Yeah, how could you tell?" She asked.
"Ice cream. Dead giveaway".

Then I look down at the conveyor belt taking my shopping to the checkout. BBQ roast chicken (high in protein, nutritious!). Two packets of mini dairy milk chocolates (they were on special!) and a packet of cinnamon doughnuts. Hmm. I suppose she could tell Garry was away as well...

Georgia and I were chatting on the way home and decided on a playdate for the next day. I promised her a cinnamon doughnut feeling a little sheepish.

Resolving to be a better host than Coles doughnuts, yesterday morning I set about making something. Something quick and easy that could be made while Lily played with a spatula and a plastic bowl at my feet. Lemon slice.

So I crushed the biscuits and measured the coconut, all while the butter was melting with the condensed milk. I turned around to wash the lemons and noticed a funny smell... I'd burnt the condensed milk. B*gger. No more condensed milk. No time to make an alternative snack. B*gger.

Not just sprung buying sugary treats to console myself that my husband was away but also unable to make the simplest of no-cook slices. It was not starting off a very good day! So I packed away the crushed biscuits and coconut in a box for tomorrow.

Play date went well, and nobody seemed to notice that (a) there were no cinnamon doughnuts left or (b) there was a strange smell of burnt sugar in the air.

This morning I set to, and now chilling in the fridge is the lemon slice.

Can't wait for morning tea to take a bite!

Lemon Slice

 

I tend to double the recipe. Not just because I'm greedy, so that you can use whole small tin of condensed milk.

½ cup sweetened condensed milk
100g butter
200g granita biscuits, crushed
1 cup desiccated coconut
Rind of one lemon

Icing:

200g icing sugar, sifted

 

Juice of approximately 1 lemon

Line a 20 cm square tin with baking paper. Combine butter and condensed milk in saucepan and cook over low heat until butter is melted (3-4 minutes).
Combine crushed biscuits, coconut and lemon rind in bowl. Pour butter mixture into biscuits and stir well to combine.
Press mixture into prepared tin and place in fridge for at least one hour.

Create icing by combining icing sugar and lemon juice in small bowl. Pour icing over slice and return to fridge for at least one hour to set.

Cut slice into small pieces and keep refrigerated