Name: Women’s Weekly Vintage Edition: Cherry Almond Bars
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 90 min
Ingredients: Cherry almond bars; 90 gram butter; 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind; 1/3 cup (75 g) caster sugar; 1 egg yolk; 1 cup (150 g) plain flour; 1/3 cup (55 g) blanched almonds; 1/3 cup (70 g) glacé cherries; 250 gram dark chocolate, melted; 2 teaspoon vegetable oil

Women’s Weekly Vintage Edition: Cherry Almond Bars

There's a reason the classics never go out of style, and we still love these retro favourites. Serve with a hot cup of tea.

Makes 35

Prep

1H 15M

Cook

15M

Total

1H 30M

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Ingredients

Cherry almond bars

90 gram butter

1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

1/3 cup (75 g) caster sugar

1 egg yolk

1 cup (150 g) plain flour

1/3 cup (55 g) blanched almonds

1/3 cup (70 g) glacé cherries

250 gram dark chocolate, melted

2 teaspoon vegetable oil

Method

Cherry almond bars

1.Beat butter, rind, sugar and yolk in small bowl with electric mixer until smooth. Stir in sifted flour, almonds and cherries. Use floured hands to shape mixture into 4 cm x 20 cm bar shape; wrap in foil and refrigerate for one hour or until firm.

2.Cut bar into 5 mm slices using a serrated knife. Place slices about 3 cm apart on baking paper-covered oven trays; bake in moderate oven for about 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on trays.

3.Dip half of each biscuit in combined chocolate and oil; leave to set on wire racks.

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Ingredients

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Cherry almond bars

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