Sugar Crusted Raisin Bars 1969 Food

OLD FASHIONED RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine raisins and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat, add butter; cool to lukewarm.
• Whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and salt together in a medium-size bowl.
• Pour the raisin mixture in large mixing bowl; add sugar, egg and dry ingredients.
• With an electric mixer, beat until thoroughly blended.
• Pour into greased and floured sheet pan (15½x10½x1-inch) and bake about 25 minutes.
• Cool.
• To frost:
• In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, vanilla, confectioners' sugar and 1 tablespoon at a time of milk to the desired consistency.

RAISIN CINNAMON BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine butter and brown sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg. Gradually beat in coffee. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Gradually add to the coffee mixture until blended. Stir in raisins and pecans., Transfer to a 13x9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes or until edges begin to pull away from the sides of the pan and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes., Meanwhile for icing, in a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough water to achieve spreading consistency. Spread over warm bars.

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.

SUGAR CRUSTED RAISIN BARS 1969

Steps:

• Heat oven 350 degrees.
• Grease 8 inch baking pan and line if desired with buttered parchment.
• Rinse raisins well, and then drain.
• Beat egg , stir in the sugar, vanilla, and melted margarine.
• Add sifted dry ingredients and then stir in the raisins.
• Spread into prepared pan.
• Mix the sugar and cinnamon together, and sprinkle over batter evenly.
• Bake for 22- to 25 minutes in moderate oven, until tester comes away clean.
• Cool in pan.
• Cut into 24 bars.

OLD-FASHIONED OATMEAL RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Stir in sour cream until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into eggs; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Gently stir in raisins. Cool to room temperature without stirring., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. , Firmly press 3-1/2 cups of crumb mixture into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Spread with raisin filling. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture. , Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers.

AMAZING COCONUT-RAISIN BUTTER TART BARS

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• For the crust: Mix all ingredients in a food processor until crumbly.
• Press into bottom of prepared baking dish.
• To make filling/topping: In a bowl, whisk/mix butter, eggs, brown sugar, baking powder, flour, vanilla and salt until well blended.
• Mix in the coconut, raisins and nuts (if using).
• Pour the mixture over the crust.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until set.
• Cool and cut into squares.

CINNAMON RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Combine the raisin filling ingredients in a saucepan and heat over medium heat until the raisins are plump and the liquid has almost completely evaporated (about 10 minutes).
• While the raisin filling is heating, cream the butter and brown sugar together, mix in the dry ingredients and 1 tablespoon of water (it will be very crumbly).
• Press half of the mixture (about 2 cups) firmly into the bottom of a greased 9"x13" pan and spread with the raisin filling.
• Mix 1 tablespoon of water with the remaining crumbs and scatter over the raisin filling.
• Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes and then cool slightly.
• Mix together the cinnamon icing, adding enough milk to make a drizzling consistency, drizzle over the top and cut into squares.

SOUR CREAM RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Raisins – Cover raisins with water.
• Boil, drain& set aside.
• Cream brown sugar,& margarine.
• Add oatmeal, flour,& baking soda.
• Do not add raisins.
• Place half of mixture in a 9 x 13 inch pan, sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake at 350 for 7 minutes.
• In a heavy saucepan, combine eggs, sour cream, cornstarch, salt,& sugar.
• Cook, stirring constantly, till thick.
• Add drained raisins.
• Pour this whole mixture over the crust previously baked.
• Sprinkle remaining half of crust mixture over the top, for a crumb topping.
• Bake at 375 for 30 minutes.

SUGAR-FREE RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, cook raisins, water, butter, cinnamon and nutmeg until butter is melted; continue cooking for 3 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients. , Spread into an 8-in. square baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned.