Walnut Squares

A shortbread crust and a caramel icing when you are craving a sweet fix. They are quick and easy to prepare and only 15 minutes or less to bake.

These squares take me back to school lunch- box days. My Mum always made home baked everything and there was usually something yummy to snack on after school. I always loved these!

Lucile (Mum)

Walnut Squares

A shortbread crust and a caramel icing when you are craving a sweet fix. They are quick and easy to prepare and only 15 minutes or less to bake.

Ingredients
  

  • 115 g butter
  • 200 g gluten free flour blend or a little less (this was Bob's Red Mill)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 50 g sugar
  • 2 tbsp condensed milk I used Eagles brand
  • 2 tbsp chopped walnuts

Icing

  • 57 g butter
  • 1 tsp condensed milk
  • 113 g icing sugar
  • 1 tsp golden syrup

Instructions
 

  • Melt butter, sugar and condensed milk
  • Add flour, baking powder and walnuts. The amount of flour varies slightly depending upon the type of gluten free flour you use.
  • Press into a flat pan and bake 10-15 minutes at 350°F
  • While still hot pour icing over cooked base. Cool and cut into squares

Icing

  • Boil all icing ingredients for a couple minutes

Notes

Gluten free flours absorb liquids differently, so it does depend upon the flour blend you use for the amount. The original recipe called for 1.5 cups of flour.
  1. Patty says:

    What size pan do you use?

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