Grandmothers Raisin Bars Food

RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 10-by-15-inch rimmed baking sheet. Line bottom with parchment paper, and butter parchment; set sheet aside.
• Make filling: Pulse raisins and sugar in a food processor until almost pureed. Transfer to a saucepan. Whisk cornstarch into 1 cup cold water; whisk into raisin mixture. Stir in cider. Simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens and sugar has dissolved, about 6 minutes.Let cool completely.
• Make dough: Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside. Put shortening in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until smooth. Add brown sugar, and mix until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add egg and vanilla, and mix until combined. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture; mix until just combined. Mix in oats.
• Press half the dough into prepared baking sheet. Spread raisin filling evenly over top of dough. Crumble remaining dough on top of filling using your fingers, gently pressing down so that topping covers filling. Bake, rotating sheet halfway through, until top is golden brown, about 35 minutes. Let cool completely in sheet on a wire rack. Cut into 2-inchsquares. Bars can be stored between layers of parchment in airtight containers at room temperature up to 5 days.

GRANDMOTHER BRINTON'S RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 10-by-15-inch baking pan; line bottom with parchment. Butter parchment, set aside.
• Make the filling: Place the raisins and sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Pulse until very finely chopped.Transfer to a small saucepan. Whisk cornstarch into the water; whisk into pan. Stir in cider. Simmer over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves and mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool completely.
• Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. In bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream shortening on medium speed until smooth. Add brown sugar, and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add the flour mixture all at once; beat on low speed until combined. Beat in oats.
• Using an offset spatula, spread half the dough in prepared pan; spread filling on top. Crumble remaining dough over, gently pressing down to conceal filling. Bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through. Remove from oven; let cool completely in pan before cutting into squares.

GRANDMA'S BOILED RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Bring water to boil in small pot, add raisans and boil 5 minutes. Cool. Do not drain water - it will be used in recipe.
• Cream shortening and sugar.
• Add eggs and beat well.
• Add cooled raisans with any left over water, and vanilla.
• Stir flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and allspice to wet ingredients.
• Drop by teaspoon onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. This mixture is not meant to be really dry.
• Bake 10 minutes.

SOUR CREAM RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Raisins – Cover raisins with water.
• Boil, drain& set aside.
• Cream brown sugar,& margarine.
• Add oatmeal, flour,& baking soda.
• Do not add raisins.
• Place half of mixture in a 9 x 13 inch pan, sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake at 350 for 7 minutes.
• In a heavy saucepan, combine eggs, sour cream, cornstarch, salt,& sugar.
• Cook, stirring constantly, till thick.
• Add drained raisins.
• Pour this whole mixture over the crust previously baked.
• Sprinkle remaining half of crust mixture over the top, for a crumb topping.
• Bake at 375 for 30 minutes.

GRANDMOTHER'S MATRIMONIAL SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Stir oats, flour, brown sugar, baking soda, and baking powder together in a bowl; cut in butter using a pastry blender until mixture is mealy and butter pieces are uniformly small.
• Press half of oat mixture evenly into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Cook dates with water in a small saucepan over medium heat until they fall apart and are easily mashed with a wooden spoon, about 10 minutes; remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
• Spoon date mixture evenly over oat mixture in baking pan; sprinkle remaining oat mixture evenly over top and press into place.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden at the edges, about 30 minutes; remove to cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

GRANDMA'S FRUIT BARS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 10x15-inch jellyroll pan and set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, bring the raisins, water, sugar and shortening to a boil.
• Add cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves and allow to cool.
• While the spice mixture is cooling, sift together the flour, salt and baking soda.
• Add to cooled mixture and stir well.
• Stir in chopped nuts and dates.
• Spread in prepared pan and bake for about 30 minutes.
• May be frosted, or very good left plain Makes 25 (2 x 3") bars.

GRANDMOTHER'S RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Butter a 10 X15 baking pan, line bottom with parchment paper. Butter parchment set aside.
• Make the filling: Place the raisins and sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Pulse until very finely chopped.
• Transfer to a small saucepan.
• Whisk cornstarch into the water; whisk into pan. Stir in cider. Simmer over med-low heat until sugar dissolves and mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool completely.
• Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a med bowl. In bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream shortening on med speed until smooth. Add brown sugar, and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add the flour mixture all at once; beat on low speed until combined. Beat in oats.
• Using an offset spatula, spread half the dough in prepared pan; spread filling on top. Crumble remaining dough over, gently pressing down to conceal filling. Bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through. Remove from oven; let cool completely in pan before cutting into squares.