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Banoffee Shortbread

Serves 12

Ingredients

Shortbread

  • 175g butter
  • 75g caster sugar
  • 250g plain flour

Topping

  • 110g butter
  • 100g light muscovado sugar
  • 397g tin condensed milk
  • 1 large banana, sliced
  • 200g plain chocolate
  • 30x20cm tin

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180ºC.
  2. Put the butter and sugar in a food processor and cream together.
  3. Add the flour and mix until it forms a dough, which clings together in light crumbs
  4. Spread evenly in the tin and prick all over with a fork.
  5. Bake for 15 minutes until light golden brown.
  6. For the filling, put the butter, sugar and condensed milk in a saucepan and heat according to tin instructions. Cool.
  7. Put the slices of banana on top of the shortbread and then pour over the caramel. Cool until it sets firm.
  8. Melt the chocolate. Allow to cool slightly before putting it on top of the firm caramel. Chill to set.
  9. Do not keep in fridge – sets too hard!