Apple and Almond Bars
This easy apple bar is just right for snacking or lunch boxes. Make the Brown Sugar Icing or simply sprinkle icing sugar over these spicy bars.
Servings: 24
Ingredients:
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Bars:
2/3 cup (150 mL) raisins
2/3 cup (150 mL) water
1/3 cup (75 mL) butter
1 cup (250 mL) firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
1 egg
1-1/2 cups (375 mL) all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp (2 mL) each baking powder and soda
1/2 tsp (2 mL) cinnamon
1/4 tsp (1 mL) nutmeg
1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
1-1/4 cups (300 mL) peeled, cored finely chopped apples
1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped unblanched almonds
Brown Sugar Icing:
1/4 cup (50 mL) firmly packed dark brown sugar
3 tbsp (50 mL) butter
2 tbsp (25 mL) milk
1/2 tsp (2 mL) vanilla
1-1/2 cups (375 mL) icing sugar
Preparation:
Grease a 13- x 9-inch (3.5 L) cake pan and dust with flour.
Bars: In small saucepan, combine raisins and water and bring to boil, uncovered. Remove from heat and, stirring periodically, let cool while preparing batter.
Cream butter with brown sugar until well blended; beat in vanilla and egg.
Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, spices and salt. Mix into creamed batter alternately with raisins and water, making 3 additions of dry and 2 of liquid. Stir in apples and nuts (batter will be thick). Spread evenly into pan.
Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven for 25 minutes or until firm to touch.
Brown Sugar Icing: In small heavy saucepan, bring brown sugar, butter and milk to boil; remove from heat and beat in vanilla and icing sugar, adding about 1/2 cup (125 mL) at a time. Let cool slightly and spread over cooled cake.
Alternatively, sieve 1/4 cup (50 mL) icing sugar over cake.
Store in airtight container.
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