Ingredients

• 125g butter
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 cup SR flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup plain flour
• 2 tbspn custard powder

Topping

• 1/2 cup brown sugar lightly packed
• 125g roasted unsalted peanuts
• 1 tbsp golden syrup
• 90g butter

Method

• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add yolk, mix well.
• Add sifted flours, custard powder and salt, mix to a firm dough.
• Press mixture into lined 18x28cm lamington tin.
• Bake in moderate oven 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from oven spread with prepared topping mixture return to moderate oven for further 5 minutes.
• Allow to cool in tin, cut into squares

Topping

• Place brown sugar, golden syrup and butter in a small saucepan , stir over low heat until butter is melted and sugar is dissoled. 
• Simmer gently 5 minutes, stir in roughly chopped nuts.

Wendy Eves.