Frosted Fingers Food

FROSTED PEANUT BUTTER FINGERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in 1 cup peanut butter, egg and vanilla. Combine oats, flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition. , Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 13-17 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly on a wire rack, about 12 minutes. Spread with remaining peanut butter. Cool completely. , In a large bowl, beat the butter, confectioners' sugar, cocoa, vanilla and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Spread over peanut butter. Cut into bars.

ICED FINGERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7.
• To make the dough, place all the ingredients into a large bowl, holding back a quarter of the water. Stir the mixture with your hands, then slowly add the remaining water to form a dough and knead in the bowl for four minutes.
• Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead well for 10 minutes or until the dough is smooth and elastic. Return the dough to the bowl, cover with a damp tea towel and leave to rise in a warm place for one hour.
• Divide the dough into 12 pieces, each about 70g/2½oz, then roll into balls and shape into fingers about 13cm/5in long.
• Place the dough fingers onto a greased baking tray, leaving space for them to double in size, then set aside in a warm place for 40 minutes. They should just touch each other when they've risen. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes then set them aside to cool.
• For the icing, sift the icing sugar in a wide bowl and gradually stir in the cold water to form a thick paste.
• Dip the top of the cooled fingers into the icing, smoothing it with your finger, then leave to set on a wire rack.
• Lightly whip the cream and spoon it into a piping bag fitted with a small nozzle. Spoon the strawberry jam into another piping bag.
• Sliced the iced fingers horizontally, leaving one long edge intact. Pipe in a generous line of whipped cream into the middle of each finger, then a thinner line of jam. Dust the iced fingers with icing sugar and serve.

FROSTED FINGERS

Steps:

• CRUST:.
• For the crust, mix together the butter, flour, and brown sugar.
• Pat mixture into a 7 x 11 inch pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees about 15 minutes or until slightly brown.
• FILLING:.
• For the filling, beat the eggs well.
• Add the brown sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, chopped nuts, and vanilla.
• Beat this mixture well and pour over baked layer.
• Bake again at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.
• This will be a bit puffy on top when it's done, but it settles down.
• Cool before frosting.
• FROSTING:.
• For the frosting, mix the powdered sugar, softened butter,orange juice, and lemon juice together well.
• Spread frosting.
• Cut into bars or fingers or slices when frosting hardens.