Name: Simple Sultana Slice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 125 grams Butter ((melted)); 1 cup Sugar; 2 Eggs; 1/2 tsp Vanilla essence; 1½ cups Flour; 1½ tsp Baking powder; 1 cup Sultanas

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Crunchy on top and chewy in the middle this sultana slice is the perfect sweet treat for the lunchbox or to enjoy with any hot cuppa.

Not only does this slice taste amazing, it’s also one of the simplest recipes I know! Therefore, it’s a great choice for beginner bakers.

The recipe itself is one of many passed down from my Aunty who most likely acquired it from a newspaper article years ago. So it’s certainly withstood the test of time! I vividly remember when my cousin and I were younger and we were each allowed to eat one square after our weekly ballet lessons as a special treat. Of course, being children we would strategically choose the largest square with the most sultanas.

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Ingredients

In terms of ingredients, it’s really very basic. In my household, we always have a jar of sultanas on hand which means sultana slice is never far from our minds. Otherwise, you just need flour, sugar, baking powder, butter, eggs and vanilla essence.

Steps

And the steps are just as simple. Mix butter and sugar in a large bowl, beat in eggs and vanilla essence. Then sift in flour and baking powder and finally add sultanas.

Mix well and spread out over a 21 x 30 cm baking tin. Bake at 180ºC for 20 minutes until golden brown.

Before removing slice from tin, leave to cool for five minutes and cut into 16 squares.