Butter Scotch Square

                             Butter Scotch Square



Ingredients for Short Crust

Butter 4 ounces

Flour 6 ounces

Caster sugar 2 ounces

Egg yolk 1

Ingredients for Filling

Sugar ½ cup

Water 2 tbsp

Fresh cream 1 cup

Crushed walnuts 1 cup

Vanilla essence 1 tsp

Ingredients for Topping

Cooking chocolate 4 ounces

Butter 2 ounces

Cream ½ cup

Method for Short Crust

Beat 4 ounce butter and 2 ounces caster sugar, add 1 egg yolk, beat well, add in 6 ounces flour, mix slightly and form into a soft dough, line a square 8 inch tin with short crust, prick with fork, bake blind for 20 minutes, remove and cool.

Method for Filling

Cook ½ cup sugar and 2 tbsp water till it caramelized, add 1 cup cream and cook stirring till it becomes thick like a sauce, remove from fire, add in 1 cup crushed walnuts and 1 tsp essence, cool filling completely, spread over the baked pie crust, chill for 30 minutes, melt 4 ounce chocolate, add in ½ cup cream and 2 ounces of butter, mix all well, pour over the filling, spread on top well to cover filling, again chill for 1 hour, cut in small square pieces, serve in paper cases topped with ½ walnut on each.