Gluten Free Ginger Honey Crunch Food

GLUTEN-FREE GINGER RICE CRUNCH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 250°F. Spray large roasting pan with cooking spray. In 1-quart saucepan, heat brown sugar, butter, honey and ginger to boiling. Remove from heat; cool slightly.
• Into roasting pan, measure cereal, banana chips, almonds and coconut. Stir in brown sugar mixture until evenly coated.
• Bake 50 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Spread on waxed paper or foil; cool about 15 minutes. Place in serving bowl; stir in cranberries. Store in airtight container.

GLUTEN FREE GINGER CRUNCH

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180°C (170° fan forced).Line a 20cm square cake pan or equivalent sized slice tin with baking paper. Use two long strips in a cross shape, leaving an overhang on each side, so you can lift the slice out later. I like to clip the ends down with binder clips so they don't flap around.
• In a medium-sized heatproof bowl microwave the butter in short bursts until just melted. Stir in the sugar, then sift in the gluten-free flour, ginger, baking powder and xanthan gum. Stir until well combined. The mixture should look like suuuuper soft cookie dough.
• Spread the mix evenly into the cake pan or slice tin. An offset spatula works well, otherwise, the back of a spoon will do the trick nicely too.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden at the edges and no longer shiny in the middle.
• While the base bakes, prepare the ingredients for the icing.When the base is almost ready, place the butter, water and golden syrup into a medium-sized heatproof jug or bowl and microwave until the butter is just melted. Sift in the icing sugar and ground ginger, then mix until well combined. Give it a taste, if it's not ginger-y enough for you, add a bit more ground ginger.
• When the base comes out of the oven, carefully spoon over the icing, and spread it out evenly. Sprinkle with chopped glacé ginger, if desired.
• Leave to set completely, it's best to do this at room temperature, but if you're in a hurry, you can pop it in the fridge for a bit. Slice into squares using a large sharp knife.
• Store in an airtight container. Keeps for ages... if it doesn't get eaten first!