Cinnamon Squares

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces butter, softened (225g)
• 8 ounces caster sugar (225g)
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 8 ounces self rising flour (225g)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 5 ounces sour cream (150ml)
• 2 ounces sunflower seeds (55g)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180c/350f/gas mark 4. grease a 23cm/9" square baking pan and line the bottom.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. gradually add the eggs, and beat thouroughly.
• 3 sift in the flour, baking soda, and cinnamon together into the creamed mixture, and fold in, using a metal spoon in a figure-eight movement. spoon in the sour cream and sunflower seeds and mix gently until combined.
• 4 spoon the mixture into the prepared pan, and smooth the surface with the back of a spoon or knife.
• 5 bake for approx 45 minutes, or until the mixture is firm to the touch when pressed with a finger.
• 6 loosen edges with a round-bladed knife, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely. slice into 12 squares.