Golden Apple Raisin Squares Food

RAISIN SQUARES ITALIAN BAKERY STYLE

Steps:

• Wash raisins.
• Add to the boiling water on low heat in saucepot.
• Add remaining filling ingredients, salt, sugar, flour, juice, and cook just until thick.
• Remove from heat and let cool well.
• Crust:.
• Mix egg with vanilla and add enough cream or whole milk to make one cup of liquid.
• Combine remaining ingredients flour, sugar, salt, and lard and lifting to air and rub to make a coarse pea size crumb.
• Add in liquid and just combine to make a ball of pastry.
• Divide pastry into two .
• Dust a board with the flour for rolling and roll one section to fit a 17 x 14 sided ungreased cookie sheet.
• Spread on cooled raisin filling, or canned apple filling.
• Roll second half of dough, and place nicely on the top, sealing edges.
• Prick all over top with a fork and brush with more cream.
• Sprinkle with granulated fine or coarse sugar over evenly.
• Bake 350° for 25 minutes until golden.

GOLDEN RAISIN BARS.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Combine.oats, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and baking powder in a large bowl.
• Mix. in butter with fingers or a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.Add golden raisins and apricots.
• PAT mixture firmly into a ungreased 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Bake 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Cool in pan 30 minutes. Cut into bars and cool completely. Remove from pan with metal spatula.
• For a quick dessert. serve with vanilla ice cream or sandwich two cookies with ice cream and freeze.
• Serve frozen.

APPLE-RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Liberally coat a 13x9x2-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
• In medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; set aside.
• In large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, blend together sugar, eggs, butter and vanilla for 3 minutes or until smooth.
• Reduce speed to low and gradually add flour mixture; mix for 2 minutes or until just incorporated.
• Stir in diced apples and raisins and spread into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool completely before cutting into bars and serving.