Five Star Bars Food

LEMON BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Grease the bottom of a 9 by 9-inch baking pan with butter. Then place parchment paper over the top, pressing down at the corners. In a food processor, process the sugar, cinnamon and graham crackers until you have the texture of bread crumbs. Add the melted butter and pulse a couple of times to fully incorporate. Pour into the lined baking pan and gently pat down with the base of a glass. Bake in the oven for 12 minutes until golden. When done set aside to cool.
• Add cream cheese, eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice and sugar to the food processor and mix until well combined. It should have a smooth consistency. Pour onto the cooled base and then cover with blueberries. They will sink slightly but should still be half exposed -- as the cake bakes they will sink a little more and break down.
• Bake in the oven for 35 minutes or until the center only slightly jiggles. Remove from the oven and cool completely before refrigerating for at least 3 hours. Once set, remove from pan using the parchment lining and slice into 10 rectangular bars. Dust with powdered sugar.

EATMORE BARS

Steps:

• First, I place my regular large oats into a processor and process down to make a small flake oat.
• Do not pulverize, keep into a small flake.
• Next chop peanuts, not too fine.
• Prepare a 10 x 6 inch pan (brownie pan) lightly with spray or a butter (this will give you a thicker square).
• In a saucepan add the peanut butter and corn syrup and bring to a low boil, and stir well, then remove from heat.
• Add chipits stir well into warm mix, until combined and a melted.
• Add in small flakes oats, and peanuts.
• Mix well until combined evenly.
• Pour in to prepared pan.
• Chill to harden, remove five minutes, then slice into bars.

FIVE LAYER BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine graham cracker crumbs and melted butter.
• Press into bottom of a 9 by 13-inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle the butterscotch morsels over the crust.
• The layer the chocolate morsels, pecans, and coconut, in the order given.
• Pour sweetened condensed milk over the layers.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Allow to cool and cut into bars.
• TO GIVE AS A GIFT:.
• In a decorative jar, layer pecans, butterscotch morsels, coconut, and chocolate morsels. Spoon graham cracker crumbs into a small plastic or cellophane bag and place on top of the layers.

CHEF JOHN'S LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Place an oven rack into middle position in oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil an 8x8-inch baking dish.
• Place 1 cup flour and butter in a mixing bowl and mash with the back of a spatula or wooden spoon until thoroughly combined. Mix in 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, and salt; mash mixture together until mixture looks like a slightly crumbly cookie dough.
• Moisten your fingers with a little water and press dough into bottom of prepared baking dish. Use a fork to prick holes all over the crust.
• Bake crust on center rack in the preheated oven until crust edges are barely golden brown, 22 minutes.
• Beat eggs and egg yolks together in a bowl; whisk in white sugar and 2 tablespoons flour until smooth. Add lemon juice and lemon zest; whisk for 2 minutes. Pour lemon custard over crust.
• Bake on center rack until custard is set and top has a thin white sugary crust, 25 minutes. Let cool completely before cutting into bars. Dip knife into very hot water, run around the edge, and cut into 16 squares. Dust cookies with 1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar.

FIVE STAR BARS

Steps:

• Melt the 1/2 cup margarine.
• Mix together in same bowl graham wafer crumbs, coconut, condensed milk & melted margarine, mix well. Press into 9x9 pan ( I used a 2 qt rectangular glass baking dish) .
• Bake 350°F for 15 minutes.
• In microwave safe bowl place chocolate & oil, it's best to break the chocolate up, I use 4 aero bars (you can also use left over chocolate Easter bunny's).
• Microwave on high approximately 2 minutes. As all microwaves vary keep an eye that it doesn't burn.
• Stir well.
• Pour over bottom & place in refrigerator until chocolate topping hardens. Sometimes it's best if left overnight -- that is if your able to wait that long -- Good luck!

FIVE STAR CHOCOLATE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• Line 13 x 9 baking sheet with foil, and spray with Pam.
• Melt Butter.
• Mix together Graham Cracker Crumbs, Melted Butter and Sugar.
• Press crumb mixture into a 13 x 9 baking sheet.
• Bake the crust for 8 minutes until "set" and golden.
• Remove Crust from oven.
• While crust is baking, mix together Condensed Milk, Coconut, and Vanilla.
• Gently spread Coconut Mixture on crust, and return to oven for 15 minutes (or until the coconut is golden).
• While baking, mix Chocolate Chips and Peanut Butter.
• Remove from oven and spread chocolate mixture on top.
• Place in refrigerator to harden.
• Cut into bars and have at it!

5 STAR BARS

Steps:

• Mix the margarine, cracker crumbs, coconut, condensed milk and vanilla together; press into an ungreased 9 x 9 pan.
• Bake in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven for 10 minutes.
• For the icing, in a microwave proof bowl break up bars into smaller chunks, add to oil.
• Microwave for 1 minute or longer until the chocolate melts.
• Stir and carefully spread over squares.
• Store squares in the refrigerator.
• Can also be frozen.

5 LAYER BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter in a bowl. Press into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle pecans, coconut flakes, butterscotch chips and chocolate chips on top in layers.
• Pour can of sweetened condensed milk over mixture and bake for 30 minutes. Let cool and cut into bars.