Super complicated honey-almond squares

Not going to lie, these took quite a bit of patience (which I do not have). The three layers have to be done separately but they were SO GOOD that I only got to try one out of the 16 that I made, they do not stay in the biscuit tin for long. Here's the recipe, they are definitely worth the trouble:

Layer One

• 215g plain flour
• 150g butter (chopped into really little chunks)
• 90g icing sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 a teaspoon of vanilla extract

Pre-heat oven to 170c (fan oven). Add the flour, butter and icing sugar into a bowl and rub the mixture into breadcrumbs (like you're making the topping to a crumble), then add the egg and vanilla to turn it into a dough. Don't over mix it because it will go tough, lightly press the dough evenly over the base of a greased-up square tin (preferably a 20x30cm one but you can just work with the resources you have!). Bake this for around 10-12 mins and let it cool slightly. 

Layer Two

• 125g butter
• 125g caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 30g plain flour
• 155g ground almonds 

Mix the butter and the sugar until it's really light (probably best to use an electric mixer but it doesn't really matter), then add the eggs one at a time, keep mixing while you do this. Tip in the flour and the ground almonds and fold it all up, then spread this gooey mixture over layer one. Bake this for a bit longer, 16-18 mins should do it - it will be quite firm when you prod it if it's done.

Layer Three

• 90g butter (chopped up)
• 80g caster sugar
• 2  tablespoons of honey
• 125g flaked almonds

This is the really fun bit. Shove all the ingredients into a pan and stir them all up over a low heat until everything melts and the sugar has dissolved. Turn up the heat and boil the your sugary-almondy goodness until the mixture starts to go stiffer and come away from the side of the pan (this will take about 3-5 minutes, but you'll know what I mean when you see it). Tip this mixture over the top of layer two and spread it evenly with a palette knife - careful this is really hot and will burn so bad if you touch it. Now bake your creation for a further 10 minutes, leave it to cool then cut it into squares (small ones, they're quite sweet!).