Australian Cream Cheese Slice
- 1-1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup custard powder
- 2-2/3 tbsp. icing sugar
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 5 oz. butter
- 2-2/3 to 4 tbsp. milk
- 10 oz. cream cheese
- 2 oz. butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 oz. sugar
- 2 oz. sultanas
- 1 lemon, grated rind of
- 2 lemon juice
- Pastry: Sift into basin the flour, custard powder, icing sugar and baking powder.
- Rub in the butter, add sufficient milk to make a stiff dough (approximately 4 to 6 dessertspoons milk).
- Roll out 2/3 of the pastry and line a greased lamington tin, bringing the pastry 1.5 cm.
- up the sides.
- Prick the base and bake in a moderate over for 10 minutes; cool.
- Filling: Cream butter with the cream cheese until soft and creamy.
- Beat eggs and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Gradually add to the cream cheese mixture, then beat until smooth.
- Fold in sultanas, lemon rind and juice.
- Smooth filling over cooked pastry base.
- Cut remaining pastry into long strips and place diagonally over filling, lattice fashion.
- * Brush pastry with milk.
- Bake in a moderate oven (180 degrees C/350F) 35 to 45 minutes; while still warm.
- cut into slices; leave in tin until cool, then refrigerate.
flour, custard powder, icing sugar, baking powder, butter, milk, cream cheese, butter, eggs, sugar, sultanas, lemon, lemon juice
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/17854 (may not work)