Conga Bars Food

CONGO BARS | 7 LAYER BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C). Butter an 8-by-8-inch or 9-by-9-inch baking pan, dust with flour, and tap out the excess.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Stir in the graham cracker crumbs and light brown sugar and mix well.
• Work the butter into the crumb mixture with your hands until the crumbs are evenly coated with buttery goo. Spread the crumb crust in the prepared baking pan, pressing down gently with your hands. You don't want to make the crust too dense or compact. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the crust is slightly golden. Remove from the oven and let cool while you make the topping. Oh, and leave the oven on.
• While the crust is cooling, mix together the coconut, both chocolates, and the condensed milk. Add the pecans or other nuts, if desired. Spread the mixture evenly over the warm crust. Return to the oven and bake for 20 to 23 minutes, or until the top is set and light brown. Watch carefully toward the end of the baking time to make sure the top doesn't become too bubbly or dark.
• Let the pan of bars cool on a wire rack for 2 hours or so, until the chocolate is no longer soft and they slice easily.
• Cut into whatever size or shape you fancy.

CONGO SQUARES

Steps:

• In a saucepan, melt shortening over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar. Cool slightly. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add gradually with eggs to shortening mixture. Stir in the vanilla, chips and nuts (batter will be very stiff). , Spread into a greased and floured 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes. Cut into squares while warm.

CONGO BARS I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Melt shortening, stir in brown sugar. Let cool.
• Beat in the eggs.
• Add dry ingredients.
• Add chocolate chips, nuts and vanilla.
• Pour in 10 x 15-inch pan and bake for 30 minutes. Cool and cut into squares.

CONGO BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper and coat with nonstick spray. Set aside.
• In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment mix the butter and the light and dark brown sugars together for 2 minutes on medium speed. Add in the eggs, vanilla, salt and baking powder and mix for an additional minute on medium, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
• Turn the mixer to low and add in the flour, mixing until just combined.
• Finally add in both kinds of chocolate and stir to incorporate.
• Spread the dough into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes or until the edges are set and lightly golden and the center appears slightly under-baked.
• Remove the pan from the oven and allow the bars to cool completely before cutting.
• Alternately you can chill the bars before cutting.

CONGO BARS

Steps:

• Melt the butter and add brown sugar; mix well and cool.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well each time.
• Add dry ingredients and mix well.
• Add the nuts and chocolate bits.
• Put in a greased 9x13 pan and bake 350 degrees for about 25-30 minutes.

CONGO SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine butter or margarine and brown sugar; cool slightly. Beat in eggs, one at a time. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to sugar mixture and mix well. Stir in nuts and chocolate chips.
• Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. When almost cool, cut into 48 squares.

CONGO BARS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl and set aside.
• In another bowl combine butter and brown sugar using a mixer until blended.
• Add eggs, one at a time to sugar mixture, mixing on low in between each addition.
• Add vanilla and mix well.
• Add in the flour mixture and mix until combined, then fold in chips and pecans.
• Lightly spray a 9 x 13 inch pan with non-stick cooking spray and spread batter evenly into dish.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until top is golden brown.
• Do not over bake.

CONGO BARS (RACHAEL RAY)

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 350°F.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Combine the butter and sugar using a mixer until blended.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, to the sugar mixture, mixing on low in between each addition.
• Add the vanilla and mix.
• Add the flour and mix until combined.
• Stir in the chips.
• Coat a 9-inch x 13-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray and spread the batter evenly into the dish.
• Bake for 30 minutes, then cover the top with foil to avoid over-browning.
• Bake for another 10-15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out with moist crumbs. You will think they are under-done, but they aren't. Make sure you don't overbake!

CONGA BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350-degrees.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; stir in the brown sugar, mixing well. Remove from heat and set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
• Beat in the eggs, one at a time; add the flour, salt and baking powder. Stir in chips and nuts. Spread evenly into a greased 10 x 15-inch jellyroll pan; press dough down evenly with moistened fingers. Bake until a tester comes out clean and sides begin to pull away from the pan, about 25-30 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool. cut into bars.

CONGO BARS

Steps:

• Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla, beat well.
• Sift dry ingredients. Add to creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Spread in greased pan.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.

CONGO BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°.
• Lightly butter a 9- by 13-inch glass baking dish, reserving butter wrapper.
• Set aside.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Set aside.
• Using a wooden spoon, beat butter and sugar in a medium bowl until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Add vanilla and eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Add sifted flour mixture, and mix until just combined.
• Add chopped nuts and chocolate, and mix to combine.
• Place the dough in the prepared baking dish.
• Using the reserved butter wrapper, spread dough evenly.
• Bake until golden brown and a cake tester comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
• Remove to rack to cool slightly before cutting, about 20 minutes.
• Using a serrated knife, cut into 18 (2 1/4- by 3-inch) bars.
• Store in an airtight container up to 3 days.
• This recipe yields 18 two-and-one-quarter-inch bars.

CONGO BARS

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat.
• Remove from heat and stir in sugar.
• Stir in eggs, one at a time.
• Stir in sifted dry ingredients.
• Add chocolate chips and nuts.
• Bake in greased bar pan in 350 degree oven for 20-25 minutes.
• When cool, cut into bars.