Citrus Slice - use any citrus fruit in this delicious slice

This is quite similar to the recipe Liss has for Lemon slice on her blog over at Frills in the Hills.  I've tried her recipe and it's fantastic.


For something slightly different, this recipe (from NZ icon, Alison Holst) is a citrus slice in which you can use any citrus fruit that is in season.  We have an orange tree in the back yard which is covered in fruit ready to use so I am going to save some money for the school and take in my own oranges to use in this recipe.


I love anything with a condensed milk, butter, and biscuit base!  An Australian friend of mine teased me that NZ baking always involves crushed biscuits and condensed milk :)


Give this recipe a go with lemons, oranges, mandarins and tangelos in season.

Citrus slice


Base
100 g butter
¾ c (1/2 can) sweetened condensed milk
1 c coconut
Grated rind of 1 or 2 citrus fruit
1 (200g) packet of plain sweet biscuits


Icing
1 c icing sugar
1 T soft butter
Citrus fruit juice


1. Collect equipment and measure all ingredients.


2. Grate rind of fruit using fine side of grater.


3. Make biscuits into crumbs using a food processor


4. Melt the butter in a saucepan.


5. Add condensed milk, finely grated rind of citrus fruit, coconut and the biscuit crumbs to the melted butter. Mix well.


6. Press mixture into a lined slice tin.


7. Mix icing sugar with soft butter than add juice, a few drops at a time, to icing consistency.


8. Spread with a knife and decorate with a fork if desire.


9. Refrigerate until firm.


10. Cut into squares or rectangles and store in the refrigerator.