Macadamia Nut Blondies With Caramel Maple Topping Food

MACADAMIA NUT BLONDIES WITH CARAMEL-MAPLE TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• To prepare the dough:.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• In a blender, whiz the tofu with rice milk until smooth.
• Add the oil, sugar, and vanilla, and blend again.
• Pour the tofu mixture into the flour mixture and use a firm wooden spoon to combine everything well.
• Fold in the macadamias. The batter will be thick and have a cookie dough consistency.
• Spread in the baking pan and bake for 25 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the topping.
• To prepare the topping:.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the margarine, turbinado sugar, and maple syrup, and heat until the sugar dissolves.
• Increase the heat to bring to a boil for 1 minute.
• Stir in the nuts. Remove from heat.
• Finally:.
• Remove the blondies from the oven and pour the topping over them.
• Return to oven, and let bake for 10 more minutes.
• Let cool completely before serving. The topping should harden to a caramel-like consistency.
• The cookbook says to cut them into 16 squares or triangles. I got 20 out of the recipe. ENJOY!

MONSTER MACADAMIA NUT BLONDIES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 13 by 9-inch baking dish. In a bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl or in a mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until light and creamy, then beat in the eggs and vanilla. Gently stir in the flour mixture, then the macadamia nuts. Mix until well blended and pour into the baking dish. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the dish comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
• Let blondies cool in pan. To serve, cut into 9 large bars.

WHITE CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA NUT BLONDIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly mist a 9X13 baking pan with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, stir together the butter and sugar until well mixed.
• Add the eggs and vanilla and stir until blended.
• Add the flour and baking powder and stir until there are no visible streaks of flour. Fold in the white chocolate chips and nuts and chips and spread evenly in the prepared pan.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into 2 inch squares.

MACADAMIA NUT BLONDIES (GIFT MIX IN A JAR)

Steps:

• Creating the Gift in a Jar:
• Wash and thoroughly dry a 1-quart wide-mouth canning jar.
• Layer the ingredients in the jar as listed above starting with the flour, salt, baking soda, brown sugar, nuts and then white chocolate chips - make sure to press firmly with a flat bottomed object after each addition; make the layers as level as possible.
• Secure the lid and decorate as desired; attach the instructions for making these cookies found below.
• MACADAMIA NUT BLONDIES GIFT TAG:
• Additional ingredients to be added by the recipient: 3/4 cup solid butter-flavored shortening (Crisco), 1 egg and 1 tsp vanilla extract.
• BLONDIES INSTRUCTIONS:
• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a large bowl, blend the shortening, egg and vanilla extract.
• Add the contents of the jar, and stir until well mixed; do not overstir.
• Spread the batter evenly in a greased 9x9 inch baking pan.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool completely in pan before cutting into 16 squares.
• Serve immediately or store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.