Millionaires wheat free shortbread

Preparation Time 1 hour
Cooking Time 25 mins
Suitable for pre-cooking Yes
Wheat Free Optional – replace Spelt with rye flour
Sugar Free No
Egg Free Yes
Dairy Free Optional
Gluten Free Optional

Ingredients

For the shortbread pastry
100 gr butter
40 gr brown caster sugar
75 gr ground almonds
75 gr spelt flour
1/2 tsp baking powder

For the toffee filling
100 gr butter
200 ml condensed milk
2 tbsp golden syrup
40 gr brown caster sugar

For the topping
100 gr plain chocolate
50 gr milk chocolate

Put all pastry ingredients into bowl. Rub together until it forms clumpy breadcrumbs. Gradually apply more pressure until the mixture starts to stick together. Gently push evenly into a 7×9 inch Swiss roll tin. Bake for 25 minutes at 150o (not fan).

For the middle toffee layer, bring all toffee ingredients to the boil; simmer for 5 mins, stirring all the time. Note: this mixture burns easily, so it is very important to keep stirring. Sometimes little bits caramelise; this is not a disaster, you can still use the mixture. . Poor evenly over shortbread base and leave to cool.

Melt the chocolate in a glass bowl over boiling water. When melted, stir and poor evenly over the toffee mixture.

Once everything has cooled, speed up the setting process by putting in the fridge.

Cut before it gets too cold.

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Enjoy!
Wyn