Russian slice Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 oz butter
  • 1 oz lard
  • 4 oz butter
  • 2 tbsp rum
  • 1/2 lb apricot jam
  • 8 oz stale cake
  • 1 lemon , juice of

Directions:

  1. Pastry: mix flour and salt,add fats rub in till like crumbs.
  2. Add enough water to make stiff dough.
  3. Line bottom of 7 to 8 inch shallow sided square tin bake in hot oven for 20 mins,press down halfway through cooking time if need.
  4. Filling: melt butter and jam,add cake and lemon with rum in bits,press into tin.
  5. Cover and leave in fridge overnight.
  6. Icing: next day make stiff paste with icing sugar cover top of slice,leave to dry then cut in slices.
  7. I have found that depending on how dry or moist your cake is you may need more or less butter,it helps to have the cake as stiff as possible,i have found that putting a layer of marzipan on the top before icing is nice.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 272.26 Kcal (1140 kJ)
Calories from fat 125.24 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.92g 21%
Cholesterol 27.64mg 9%
Sodium 206.62mg 9%
Potassium 63.23mg 1%
Total Carbs 34.36g 11%
Sugars 13.18g 53%
Dietary Fiber 1.18g 5%
Protein 2.62g 5%
Vitamin C 4.3mg 7%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 1.2mg 7%
Calcium 33.9mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 396.94 Kcal (1662 kJ)
Calories from fat 182.58 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.29g 21%
Cholesterol 40.3mg 9%
Sodium 301.23mg 9%
Potassium 92.18mg 1%
Total Carbs 50.09g 11%
Sugars 19.22g 53%
Dietary Fiber 1.73g 5%
Protein 3.82g 5%
Vitamin C 6.2mg 7%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 4%
Iron 1.7mg 7%
Calcium 49.4mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.4
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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