CINNAMON SLICE

Ingredients .......1 cup of soft brown sugar, 1 cup of self raising flour, 70 gm of butter / marg, 1 tsp of ground cinnamon, 1 tsp of Chinese 5 spice mix, 1/2 tsp of baking powder, 1 egg lightly beaten, 1/3 rd cup of buttermilk (1 cup of milk mixed with 1 tsp of vinegar), 1/2 cup of granulated nuts. Preheat your oven to 180 deg C. Grease a 28cm x 18cm pan and line base and sides with baking paper. Place the sugar, flour and butter in your processor and use the pulse action, until the mixture is fine and crumbly. Transfer the mixture to a large mixing bowl. Spread 1 cup of the mixture into the base of the prepared pan. Add the spices and baking powder to the remaining miture in the bowl, mix well using a wooden spoon, add the beaten egg and buttermilk, stirring until combined. Do not over beat. Pour the batter into the pan on top of the base and smooth the surface with the back of a spoon. Sprinkle with the granulated nuts and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cool in the pan, then lift out and slice into squares. This slice can be frozen or kept in an airtight container for 4 days .