Biscuits, Bars And Cookies Recipes - Toffee Meringue Bars

Ingredients

• 50g/4 tbsp butter

• 215g/scant 1 1/4 cups dark brown sugar

• 1 egg

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp vanilla essence

• 65g/9 tbsp plain flour

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp salt

• 1.5ml/1/4 tsp grated nutmeg

FOR THE TOPPING

• 1 egg white

• 1.5ml/1/4 tsp salt

• 15ml/1 tbsp golden syrup

• 90g/1/2 cup caster sugar

• 50g/1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped

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Method:

1. Combine the butter and brown sugar in a saucepan and heat until bubbling. Set aside to cool.

2. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F /Gas 4. Line the base and sides of a 20cm/8in square cake tin with greaseproof paper and grease the paper.

3. Beat the egg and vanilla into the cooled sugar mixture. Sift over the flour, salt and nutmeg and fold in. Spread in the base of the cake tin.

4. For the topping, beat the egg white with the salt until it holds soft peaks. Beat in the golden syrup, then the sugar, and continue beating until the mixture holds stiff peaks. Fold in the nuts and spread on top. Bake for 30 minutes. Cut into bars when completely cool.