Golden Apple Raisin Squares Food

GOLDEN APPLE RAISIN SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil or coat an 8x8-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. Whisk together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and cloves in a large bowl.
• Combine the eggs, applesauce, sugar, oil, and apple in a separate bowl, and whisk until well blended. Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients and stir until just moistened. Stir in the raisins. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish. Smooth with a rubber scraper.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until the top is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

PORK CHOPS, GOLDEN APPLE AND RAISIN SAUCE, WHOLE WHEAT PASTA MAC-N-CHEDDAR

Steps:

• Heat a large pot of water for pasta. Season water with salt and cook pasta to al dente.
• Add apples to a medium pot and stir in cider, sugar, raisins, cinnamon and a pinch of salt. Place pot over medium-high heat and cook until tender, about 12 minutes.
• Season chops with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add chops and cook 6 to 7 minutes on each side.
• While chops cook, heat 2 tablespoons butter in a sauce pot over medium heat. Whisk in flour and cook a minute then whisk in milk and season with salt and pepper. Grate cheese and stir into sauce and season with nutmeg, to taste, and a dash of hot sauce. Reduce heat to low.
• Add broccoli to pasta last 2 minutes of cook time. Drain and return to pasta pot. Add cheese sauce and stir to coat.
• Add mustard and syrup to chops and glaze, 1 minute.
• Serve pork with apple sauce, macaroni and cheddar with broccoli along side.

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.

GLAZED COUNTRY APPLE PIE SQUARES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• 2. For the Crust: combine the salt, baking powder,cinnamon and 5 teaspoons of sugarstir to mix.
• 3. Measure flour and then add cinnamon mixture to flour. Stir together to blend.
• 4. Add crisco to flour, and mix crisco into flour with a pastry blender or use 2 forks, until flour resembles little small peas.
• 5. Beat egg yolks, then add the cold water and stir to blend, then pour into flour mixture, and mix together to form a ball. May need to add 1-2 extra tablespoons of cold water. Add just enough to shape dough into a ball.
• 6. Divide dough into 2 equal portions, put one in fridge, then dust work surface with flour and add remaining dough. Dust rolling pen, then roll dough out in a rectangle shape to fit a 15 X10 inch X 1 inch deep size pan. May need to piece parts of dough together to cover entire bottom of pan. Pinch seams together.
• 7. Carefully pick rolled dough up and onto rolling pin, then hold over pan, & unroll from rolling pin into pan. Repeat to cover entire bottom of pan. Spread half of apples onto prepared crust.
• 8. In a small bowl combine splenda, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, & salt. Stir to mix then sprinkle half of sugar mixture over apples.
• 9. Add remaining apples, raisins and the rest of the sugar mixture, evenly over apples.
• 10. Roll our remaining pie crust to cover top of apples. Make slits all over crust to allow steam to escape as apples are cooking.
• 11. Brush top of crust with egg white, and sprinkle with raw sugar. Bake in preheated 400 degree F. oven for 50 minutes until crust is golden brown. Place a larger pan underneath to catch potential drips. Allow apple slices to cool completely before adding the glaze.
• 12. To make the glaze combine powdered sugar, vanilla and 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk or as much as needed to reach spreading consistency. Whisk together and drizzle over cooled apple slices. Cut and serve PLAIN OR WITH OPTIONAL GLAZE. Garnish each slice if desired.

OLD-FASHIONED OATMEAL RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Stir in sour cream until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into eggs; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Gently stir in raisins. Cool to room temperature without stirring., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. , Firmly press 3-1/2 cups of crumb mixture into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Spread with raisin filling. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture. , Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers.

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.