For a change, replace raspberry jam with blueberry jam and frozen raspberries with frozen blueberries. Slice can also be served warm with custard as a dessert.
Ingredients
Method
Grease a 19cm x 30cm lamington pan. Line base and sides with baking paper, extending paper 3cm above pan edges.
Place the our in a large bowl. Stir in the oats and sugar.
Melt butter and syrup in a small saucepan over a medium heat. Remove from heat. Dissolve soda in water in a small heat-proof jug. Immediately stir into butter mixture.
Pour butter mixture over oat mixture. Mix well. Press two-thirds over base of prepared pan. Smooth top. Spread with jam. Sprinkle with the frozen raspberries.
Stir coconut into remaining oat mixture. Crumble over top of raspberries.
Cook in a moderate oven (180C) for about 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove. Transfer slice in pan to a wire rack. Stand for 1 hour. Lift slice out of pan and return to wire rack to cool completely.
Serve slice cut into squares.
This recipe originally appeared on New Idea Food