Raisin Walnut Bars Food

RAISIN-NUT BARS

Steps:

• Mix flour, cereal, baking powder and cinnamon in small bowl; set aside.
• Beat brown sugar and margarine in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Beat in eggs until smooth. Stir in flour mixture until blended. Add 1/2 cup of the chopped walnuts and raisins. Spread mixture in lightly greased 13x9-inch baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.
• Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Drizzle with Powdered Sugar Glaze. Cut into bars.

CARROT AND RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Combine carrots, raisins, water, sugar, orange juice, butter, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. Pour carrot mixture into a large bowl and cool to lukewarm, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir flour, egg, baking soda, and salt into carrot mixture until batter is well mixed; fold in walnuts. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.

RAISIN WALNUT SPICE BARS

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ground cloves, nutmeg, and salt in a bowl. Using medium speed of an electric mixer, beat together butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in molasses and 3 eggs until blended. Stir in flour mixture just until combined. Stir in raisins and walnuts. Cover and refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Divide dough into 6 pieces. On a lightly floured surface, pat each piece into a strip 14 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide. Place 3 strips on each prepared pan, leaving a 2 inch space between strips. Combine beaten egg and water. Brush tops of strips with beaten egg mixture.
• Bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until strips are firm and lightly browned at edges. Let strips stand for 10 minutes on pans. Transfer strips to a cutting board and cut each strip diagonally into 12 bars. Cool bars on racks. Store in an airtight container in a cool dry place for up to 5 days. May be frozen.

WALNUT RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Grease the baking dish with butter and sprinkle with flour.
• For the base, mix the softened butter and sugar well using the dough hook of the hand mixer. Add the flour and salt, and knead into a smooth dough. Place the dough into the baking dish and press on the bottom. Bake in a preheated oven at 400°F for about 20 minutes until the base is golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool.
• Chop the walnuts coarsely, mix with the raisins and sprinkle over the base in the baking dish. For the filling, beat the butter with the vanilla sugar until creamy and fluffy. Add the eggs and thoroughly mix. Add the maple syrup, flour, salt and baking powder, and pour the mixture into the baking dish over the base. Bake again for about 25 minutes, until the filling solidifies.
• Allow to cool and serve cut into pieces.

HOLIDAY RAISIN WALNUT BARS

Steps:

• Prepare Shortbread: Combine 1 1/4 cups flour, 1/3 cup sugar and 1/2 cup butter. Blend to fine crumbs. Press firmly into bottom of greased 8-inch square pan.
• Bake at 350F for about 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Mix raisins and jam. Spread over shortbread.
• Beat eggs with brown sugar, flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in walnuts, orange peel and vanilla. Pour mixture over top. Return pan to oven. Bake 35-40 minutes until top is browned and springs back when punched.
• Cool in pan. Sift with confectioners sugar.

BANANA RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix together all ingredients for the bars and spread into a greased 9x13 baking dish.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown and toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Once you pull the bars from the oven, prepare the glaze.
• For the glaze; Mix together melted butter and milk and slowing whisk in powdered sugar until you get the consistency you like. Add more milk if you think it is needed.
• Using a small knife, make several slits in the cake. About every 1/2 inch to 1 inch.
• Pour glaze over the top allowing it to soak into the bars.
• ENJOY!

CHOCOLATE RAISIN NUT CRUNCH BARS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar. Beat egg slightly and add. Stir in milk and vanilla.
• Crush raisin bran cereal and blend with flour. Combine with other ingredients.
• Spread mixture into a 9 x 9 inch greased pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and pecans. (May add extra raisins.).
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. When cool cut into small squares.

LITE OATMEAL RAISIN BREAKFAST BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat sugars and margarine together.
• Add applesauce, egg, milk and vanilla.
• Add combined flour, baking soda and cinnamon to wet ingredients.
• Mix well.
• Stir in oats, raisins, and apples/carrots.
• Spread into ungreased 9x13" pan.
• Bake 25-30 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Combine raisins and water in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Stir in salad oil, cool to lukewarm. Stir in sugar and egg. Sift together dry ingredients; beat into raisin mixture. Stir in nuts. Pour batter into greased 9 x 13" pan. Bake at 350* for 20 minutes or until done. When cooled cut into bars. Dust with powdered sugar.

RAISIN PEANUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and margarine. Stir in the molasses, vanilla and egg yolk. Add flour, mix until combined. Press dough into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown.
• In a 2 quart saucepan, combine raisins, peanut butter and chocolate chips. Melt over medium-low heat, stirring constantly. Spread evenly over the baked crust, and refrigerate until set, about 1 to 2 hours. Cut into 1x2 inch bars and serve.