2 c Firmly packed brown sugar
2 c Plain flour
2 ts Baking powder
1 ts Baking soda
1 ts Salt
125 g Butter
1 c Milk
1 Egg, beaten
1 ts Nutmeg
1/2 c Walnuts, chopped
Combine sugar,and sifted flour, baking powder, and salt. Rub in butter
until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.Press half the mixture into
a well greased 20cm square pan. Dissolve baking soda in milk, add egg
and nutmeg and pour over remaining sugar and flour mixture. Mix well,
then spoon into pan on top of pressed in mixture.
Sprinkle walnuts over. Bake in preheated oven at 350F for 1 hour.
Allow to stand 15 minutes before turning out on to a wire rack to
cool.
Yields
6 Servings