Half Time Sunshine Bars Food

SUNSHINE BARS

Steps:

• Chop the tropical medley into pieces using kitchen scissors. Tip the oats, cereal, coconut and fruit into a large bowl and mix well, using a wooden spoon or clean hands. Put the hazelnuts and sunflower, sesame or pumpkin seeds in a frying pan with no oil and, over a moderate heat, stir until they are lightly toasted. Leave to cool a little then tip into the bowl and mix.
• Put the sugar, syrup and butter in a small pan and heat gently, stirring with a wooden spoon until melted, then simmer for 2 minutes until slightly thicker and syrupy.
• Quickly stir the syrup into the dry mix, stirring until it all starts to bind and there are no dry patches.
• Quickly tip into a 20cm square tin and press down with the back of a spoon to even out the surface. Leave to cool and set - about 2 hours. Cut the mixture into 6 one way and 3 the other to make 18 bars. Store in a tin, or wrapped tightly in foil for up to a week.

MORNING SUNSHINE BARS

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Lightly grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• In a large mixing bowl whisk together flours, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger and salt.
• In another medium bowl whisk together eggs, brown sugar, mashed bananas, yogurt and oil until thoroughly combined; add to the flour mixture; mix to combine.
• Add in the carrots, chopped dried apricots and pecans; using a spatula mix until just combined (take care not to overmix!).
• Spread the batter into prepared baking dish.
• Bake for about 30 minutes, or until baked.
• Cool completely in pan on a wire rack, then cut into bars.

SUNSHINE BARS

Steps:

• Cream margarine, white sugar and brown sugar.
• Add egg yolks, water and vanilla.
• Add flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• Spread dough in 9x13 pan and cover with chocolate chips, pressing them into the dough.
• Whip 2 egg whites and a pinch of salt until stiff.
• Gradually add 1 cup brown sugar and beat well.
• Spread over chips.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

SUNSHINE BARS (ORANGE CHOCOLATE CHIP PAN COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
• Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and orange extract; mix well.
• Combine dry ingredients; stir.
• Add dry ingredients to batter a little at a time, mixing to incorporate.
• Stir in chocolate chips, nuts and rind.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes (or at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes) until golden brown.
• Cut into bars while still warm.
• NOTES:.
• Can double recipe and bake in a 10x15 inch jelly roll pan at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
• Can bake as drop cookies: chill dough, place rounds on ungreased cookie sheets and flatten each cookie slightly, bake at 375 degrees about 10 minutes.

HALF-TIME SUNSHINE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees and grease a 13x9-inch pan.
• Combine 1 1/2 cups oat, flour, sugar, cinnamon, soda and salt.
• To your dry ingredients add the juice, oil, egg and vanilla; mix well.
• Stir in fruit.
• Spread into the bottom of the pan.
• Sprinkle with the 2 tablespoons of oats.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned and the edges start to pull away from sides of the pan.
• Cool completely, cut into bars and store in a covered container.

BROWN SUGAR DATE SQUARES

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the dates, brown sugar and orange juice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3-4 minutes or until thickened and dates are tender, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla., In a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. Press half into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Carefully spread with date mixture. , Stir walnuts into remaining crumb mixture. Sprinkle over filling; press down gently. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into squares. Serve with ice cream if desired.