Butterscotch Almond Granola Bars Food

GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Butter a 9 by 9-inch glass baking dish and set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spread the oats, sunflower seeds, almonds, and wheat germ onto a half-sheet pan. Place in the oven and toast for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• In the meantime, combine the honey, brown sugar, butter, extract and salt in a medium saucepan and place over medium heat. Cook until the brown sugar has completely dissolved.
• Once the oat mixture is done, remove it from the oven and reduce the heat to 300 degrees F. Immediately add the oat mixture to the liquid mixture, add the dried fruit, and stir to combine. Turn mixture out into the prepared baking dish and press down, evenly distributing the mixture in the dish and place in the oven to bake for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. Cut into squares and store in an airtight container for up to a week.

PEANUT BUTTER GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spray a 7 by 10 3/4-inch nonstick baking pan with vegetable cooking spray. Lay a 6 by 18-inch piece of parchment paper in the pan, allowing the excess paper to hang over the sides. Spray the parchment paper lightly with cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, using a hand beater, beat the egg white until frothy. Stir in the peanut butter, brown sugar, and honey. Add the melted butter, oats and almonds. Stir to combine, then add the chocolate chips.
• Using a rubber spatula, spread mixture into the prepared baking pan, pressing lightly to form an even layer. Bake until the edge of the mixture begins to brown, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for at least 1 hour. Cut into 1 1/2-inch squares and serve.
• *Cook's Note: To toast almonds, arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven until lightly browned, about 8 to 10 minutes.

BUTTERSCOTCH ALMOND BARS

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13" x 9" baking dish.
• Combine flour and baking powder; set aside.
• Blend in sugar into melted butter.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Stir in flour mixture.
• Spread batter into greased prepared baking pan (don't pack down too hard).
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• To prepare nutty topping: Melt butter in small saucepan.
• Add and mix in sugar, cornsyrup, water a salt.
• Bring mixture to boil; boil 4 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Stir in sliced almonds.
• Spread nutty topping evenly over baked crust.
• Bake 15 minutes longer.
• Cool.
• Melt chocolate; drizzle over bars.
• Cut into bars.

BUTTERSCOTCH ALMOND BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine flour and baking powder.
• Melt butter and pour into mixing bowl. Blend in the sugar, then beat in the eggs and vanilla.
• Stir in the flour and baking powder.
• Spread in a greased 13 x 9 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, then cool.
• For the topping melt the butter, add the remaining ingredients (except the almonds and chocolate) and boil for 4 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Take off the heat and stir in the almonds.
• Pour over the baked base.
• Melt the chocolate and drizzle over. Let cool completely.

BUTTERSCOTCH ALMOND GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl, mix together the oats, sweetened condensed milk, butter, coconut, almonds, butterscotch extract and butterscotch chips with your hands until well blended. Press flat into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, depending on how crunchy you want them. Lightly browned just around the edges will give you moist, chewy bars. Let cool for 5 minutes, cut into squares then let cool completely before serving.

BUTTERSCOTCH HARD CANDY

Steps:

• Butter a 15x10x1-in. pan with 1 teaspoon butter; set aside. Cube remaining butter and set aside., In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, water and corn syrup. Cover and bring to a boil over medium heat without stirring. Cook, uncovered, until a candy thermometer reads 270° (soft-crack stage). Add the honey, salt and remaining butter; stir constantly until the mixture reaches 300° (hard-crack stage)., Remove from the heat. Stir in the rum extract. Pour into prepared pan without scraping; do not spread. Cool until the candy is almost set, 1-2 minutes. Score into 1-in. squares; cool completely. Break squares apart. Store in an airtight container.

CHEWY CHIP BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Stir in chips. , Press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 325° for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes; cut into bars. Cool completely in the pan.