Oat Meal Mincemeat Bars Food

MINCEMEAT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In large bowl, mix dry ingredients.
• Add the oil and milk, stirring until mixture is well moistened and crumbly.
• Reserving 1 cup of the mixture, press the remainder into 9"x13" baking dish; spread with mince meat.
• Sprinkle evenly with remaining mixture and nuts.
• Bake 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cut into bars.
• Store, loosely covered, at room temperature.

CHRISTMAS MINCEMEAT AND OAT SQUARES/SLICES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C or 400°F.
• Grease a shallow baking tin, 11 x 7 inches.
• Melt the butter or margarine gently in a large saucepan. Add the sugar and mix well.
• While the butter and sugar are being heated up, mix the porridge oats & flour together in a bowl.
• When the butter & sugar mixture have turned to liquid, take the pan off the heat and add the flour & oat mixture gradually, stirring all the time.
• When it is all thoroughly mixed and blended, spoon HALF the mixture into a well greased shallow baking tin.
• With the flat of your hand, press the mixture down firmly all over - making sure it gets into all the corners!
• The firmer you press, the less crumbly it will be when it has been cooked & therefore easier to pick up and eat!
• Next, using a tablespoon, spread ALL the mincemeat over the top - making sure it is evenly spread and goes into all those corners again! Press it down with the back of the spoon.
• Then spread the remaining oat & flour mixture over the top - again pressing down firmly and making sure it is evenly spread.
• Bake the mincemeat slices in the centre of the oven for about 20 minutes OR until the top is tinged brown - NOT too dark and brown.
• Remove from the oven & with a sharp knife, cut into 12 squares - BUT make sure to leave them in the tin until they are cold. It is easier to remove them this way.
• Sprinkle with icing sugar if you want and store in an airtight tin, that's if they are not gobbled up straight away!
• These can be re-heated in a warm oven OR microwave - then serve with cream or brandy butter as a nice, festive dessert.
• Be careful NOT to overheat in the microwave as mincemeat can really burn your mouth if it gets too hot!

FRUITED OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Combine flour, oats, brown sugar and baking soda in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 3/4 cup of crumb mixture; stir in nuts; set aside. Firmly press remaining crumb mixture into ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. CRUMBLE mincemeat into medium saucepan; add sweetened condensed milk. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. DROP by small spoonfuls on top of crust in pan; spread carefully to cover crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture; press down lightly. BAKE 40 minutes or until top is golden. Cool on wire rack. Cut into bars.
• Calories 192,Total Fat Grams7.7,Calories From Fat 70,Saturated Fat Grams 4.1,Saturated Fat Grams Pct DailyValue 21,CholesterolMilligrams 18,SodiumMilligrams 125,Sodium Milligrams Pct Daily Value 5,Potassium Milligrams 47,Potassium Milligrams Pct Daily Value 1,Total Carbohydrates Grams 22.8,Total Carbohydrates Grams Pct Daily Value 7,Dietary Fiber Grams 0.8,Dietary Fiber Grams Pct Daily Value 3,Sugars Grams 13.7,Protein Grams 2.1,Protein Grams Pct Daily Value 4,Vitamin A Pct Daily Value 4,Calcium Pct Daily Value 1,Thiamin Pct Daily Value 9,Niacin Pct Daily Value 4,Folate Pct Daily Value 8,Magnesium Pct Daily Value 4,
• **Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data."

STRAWBERRY OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch rectangular pan.
• Mix together the butter, flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. Press half the oat mixture into the prepared pan. Spread with the strawberry preserves. Sprinkle the other half of the oat mixture over the top and pat lightly. Bake until light brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool completely, and then cut into squares.

CHRISTMAS MINCEMEAT SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F; grease a 13x9 pan and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, oats, sugar and baking soda.
• Stir in melted butter and mix together until mixture appears crumbly.
• Firmly pat half the crumb mixture into prepared pan, then cover evenly with mincemeat.
• Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture over mincemeat and pat lightly.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until squares appear golden brown.
• Cool before cutting into squares.

CHOCOLATE OAT BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream 1 cup butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Combine the oats, flour, baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Set aside., In a large heavy saucepan over low heat, combine the condensed milk, chocolate chips and remaining butter and salt. Cook and stir until smooth. Add the nuts and remaining vanilla. Press 4 cups oat mixture into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking pan; spread with chocolate mixture. Sprinkle with remaining oat mixture., Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

PUMPKIN MINCEMEAT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Combine flour and sugars; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in nuts.
• Reserving 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture, press the rest on the bottom and halfway up sides of a 13x9 inch baking pan.
• Spoon mincemeat over crust.
• Combine remaining ingredients except reserved crumb mixture and mix well. Pour over mincemeat. Top with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake 15 minutes; reduce oven to 350. Bake 40 minutes longer or until golden brown around the edges.
• Cool. Cut into squares.
• Serve warm or at room temperature. You also can top this with ice cream. Refrigerate leftovers.

MINCEMEAT COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Line an 8-in. square baking pan with foil; grease foil with butter. In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Stir in oil and milk. Reserve 1 cup for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of prepared pan. Spread with mincemeat. Stir pecans into reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over top. Bake 30-35 minutes or until topping is golden brown., Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

MINCEMEAT OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease baking sheet with shortening. Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies.
• Combine 1/2 cup shortening, sugar and egg in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat in mincemeat.
• Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Mix into creamed mixture at low speed until blended. Stir in oats and nuts with spoon.
• Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inces apart onto prepared baking sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes, or until set and lightly browned around edges. DO NOT OVERBAKE! Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.