Scottish Fruit Slice

Cooking Time: 45

Ingredients

preheat oven to 160 C and line a 25cm tin
zest the orange and add to a sauce pan. Then squeeze in the juice of the orange along with the dried fruit and 25g brown sugar. The dried fruit can be a mixture of raisins, sultanas, currants, dates and dried apricots in any ratio; other dried fruits can also be substituted if you fancy.
Simmer the fruits for a few minutes until plump and juicy
add flour, sugar and butter to a blender and mix until a dough forms
Spread half the dough into the base of the tin and press down firmly sealing any cracks
tip the fruit mixture in and spread evenly over the base
crumble the other half of the dough over the top while the fruit is still hot and then press it down with the back of a spoon, until it combines and all the cracks are sealed creating a smooth top
Prick all over with a fork and bake in the oven for 25 mins until golden
Once cooled, sprinkle with granulated sugar and cut into 16 slices