Recipe: Gluten Free Plum and Almond Slice

This delicious slice is gluten free, and can be eaten cold as a slice, or warm as a dessert and would be wonderful served with a nice vanilla custard or with a greek yoghurt on the side.
We have used plums, but you could easily use peaches, nectarines or even apples. Use fresh fruit as canned fruit will make the topping too wet.

METHOD

1. Preheat oven to 180 Bake or 160 Fanforced.
2. In a food processor place the butter, sugar and 300gms almond meal.
3. Pulse processor until the butter is combined and the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
4. Remove half of the mixture and place in a lined slice tin (approx 28x18cm)
5. Press mixture firmly into tray and bake for 15 minutes.
6. Remove 1/2 cup of remaining mixture and keep aside.
7. While base is cooking, add eggs, second measure of almond meal and cornflour, cinnamon and baking powder to food processor and pulse to mix to a batter.
8. Pour batter over the top of cooked base, then add plum slices or pieces and press into batter.
9. Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture over the top of the fruit and batter. Then sprinkle with sliced almonds.
10. Reduce heat in oven to 170 Bake, 150 Fanforced and bake for 25-35 minutes or until batter is firm and starting to brown.
11. If edges brown too fast reduce heat another 10 degrees and continue cooking.
12. The cooking time will depend on the moisture content of the fruit.
13. Cool in tin before removing to slice into pieces.