Toffee Meringue Bars Recipe

50 g

215 g

1

2.5 ml

65 g

2.5 ml

1.5 ml

For the topping

1

1.5 ml

15 ml

90 g

50 g

Butter

Dark brown sugar

Egg

Vanilla essence

Plain flour

Salt

Grated nutmeg

Egg white

Salt

Golden syrup

Caster sugar

Walnuts, finely chopped

• Combine the butter and brown sugar in a saucepan and heat until bubbling. Set aside to cool.
• Preheat the oven to 180^oC/350^oF/Gas 4. Line the base and sides of a 20cm square cake tin with greaseproof paper and grease the paper.
• 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.
• 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.