Molasses Nutty Bars Food

MOLASSES BARS

Steps:

• Kick the tires and light the fires to 375 °F.
• Cream the sugars and the margarine together. Add in your two eggs and beat in completely.
• Add in the molasses to the margarine/sugar mix and mix in thoroughly.
• Whisk together the dry ingredients.
• Combine the wet and dry and mix well.Then add in your raisins.
• Divide the dough into two pieces, and from each half form three long rolls on a cookie sheet.
• Build them up as high as you can and they fit across a baking sheet, width-wise. When you build them up, you get a thicker, chewier bar.
• Bake them in the oven at 375 for 13-15 minutes, and do not over/under bake. This from my grandma's instructions. So they need to be baked until the edges are cooked and the middle slightly still underdone.
• Slice them across into about 8-10 squares when they are fully cooled, needless to say, this recipe makes a large amount, you can end up with 40-60 of the little bars!

MOLASSES NUTTY BARS

Steps:

• 1. Crust: In a bowl, mix all dry ingredients and cut in butter with pastry blender until crumbly. Spread crumbs evenly in a greased 9 x 13- inch baking pan- pressing in firmly. Bake in 350^ oven for 10 minutes.
• 2. Filling: In medium bowl, beat eggs until foamy. Add flour, sugar and molasses. Beat only until mixture is smooth and well blended. Stir in nuts and vanilla. Pour over crust. Bake 20 minutes or until top is firm to the touch.

MOLASSES OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray 8 inch square baking pan with nonstick spray and set aside.
• With a whisk or electric mixer, beat together brown sugar, spices, molasses, oil and egg.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, oats and baking powder.
• Add to molasses mixture; stir until blended.
• Spread in baking pan.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in centre comes out dry.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Cut into squares.

FROSTED MOLASSES BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar. Blend in the egg, molasses and hot coffee. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon; stir into the molasses mixture until well blended. Mix in the raisins. Pat the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for about 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm. To make icing, combine butter, confectioners' sugar and cold coffee in a medium bowl; beat until smooth. Frost bars while warm, but allow them to cool before cutting.

SOFT SPICE BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine butter, 1 cup sugar and molasses. Beat in egg until smooth. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and salt; stir into the molasses mixture. , Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned (do not overbake). Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.