Yum Stuff: Lemon Slice

Not my slice, but it will look similar, especially if you add coconut, which maybe I will after seeing this picture. 

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This slice is good, it is so, so good. Mat ate it for dinner once, the entire thing in one sitting. I could easily do the same. I want some right now, just because I've brought it up here. This slice is a problem I have. I love it too much.

Ingredients

• 1 can of sweetened condensed milk
• 100g butter
• 200g Granita biscuits, or if in the UK use a packet of Digestives (small size) or if in the US use Graham crackers, almost the whole box but not quite.
• 1 cup desiccated coconut
• Finely grated zest of two lemons, or limes or oranges, all are nice

Lemon icing

• 2 cups icing sugar mixture
• 1 lemon, juiced (or lime or orange, depending on your theme)

1. On a low heat, melt the condensed milk and the butter together.

2. While that's happening, smush the biscuits into crumbs in a large mixing bowl (I use a meat cleaver to do this, but do as you feel). When this is done add the coconut and the rind and mix together. This usually takes as much time as it does for the butter to melt - efficient!

3. Make a well in the middle of the crumb mixture and pour the melted butter and condensed milk in. Stir well until it all holds together.

4. Press the mixture into a slice tin, and then roll a glass along the top of it until it's all flat on the top and packed in. If it's been packed well, you can do the icing straight away, but if in doubt, pop it in the fridge and let it set for an hour or two first.

5. Make the icing. I just add a bit of juice to the icing sugar and stir until it's on the runny side, but not so runny that it won't set.

6. This is the hard part - you have to let it set in the fridge overnight! I usually cave and have a piece too soon, but it's mushy, and is much better when it's set.

Slice that slice and enjoy.