Peppermint Crumble Bars
This is a new recipe that a friend gave me recently. She’d made some for a coffee morning and I thought they were delicious and a bit different. My lovely neighbour ( who is always a tester for my recipes ) thought so too! You need: 140g butter or margarine, 2 heaped tbsps sieved cocoa, 1 tbspn golden syrup, 1 dspn caster sugar and 350g digestive biscuits, crushed Topping: 200g icing sugar, 3 tspn s peppermint essence and 300g milk or dark chocolate, or a mixture of both Shallow cake tin 18x30cm Grease the tin Melt the fat, cocoa, syrup and sugar over a low heat or in the microwave. Add the crushed biscuits and mix well. Spoon into the tin and press down to fit. Leave to cool. Topping - sieve icing sugar into a bowl and add the peppermint essence and enough cold water ( about 2tbspn) to make a spreadable icing. Spread over the biscuit base. Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water or microwave on Medium. Pour over the mixture, spreading it all over the top. Chill