The Gluten Challenge

We are part-way through what is known as a "gluten challenge" before heading off to specialists again to report results and see what is recommended next.  A1 has been looking forward to the gluten challenge and had prepared a list of the foods she misses the most for us to consider preparing with much increased frequency.  One of these was what is known in our family as Nashi Slice- A1 named it so when she was smaller, who knows why (she is also very fond of nashi pears, maybe that is where it came from).  Anyway it is completely unhealthy, sugary and chocolatey and completely yummy.

Granma used to save her women's magazines for me (you know the ones, like No Idea) and I would cut recipes out of them and periodically sticky tape them in to my recipe book.  Over time it became apparent that I strongly favoured cakes/slices/muffins with chocolate and confectionary (especially peppermint, caramel and honeycomb), anything with fetta, pumpkin and balsamic vinegar, salmon, chicken salads, spinach and artichokes.  Nashi Slice comes from one of those magazines, many, many, many years ago.  And here it is:

• 150 g unsalted butter, chopped
• 200 g block of dark chocolate, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups self raising flour
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup dessicated coconut
• 1 395g tin sweetened condensed milk
• 2 packets Rolo chocolates

1.  Grease a 20cm x 30cm lamington pan.  Line with baking paper.

2.  Combine butter and choppped chocolate in a saucepan.  Stir over low heat until melted.

3.  Place flour, condensed milk, coconut and chocolate mixture into a bowl and mix well.  Spread mixtureinto the lamington pan.  Press Rolos into mixture.

4.  Cook at 180 degrees for 25 minutes.  Do not overcook.  Cool in pan before removing.

5.  Cut into squares.  Eat.  Yum.