Spicy Nut and Raisin Bars
This is a very old recipe for spicy nut and raisin bars. You can substitute your favourite nuts for the walnuts in this recipe - try almonds.
Ingredients
Serves: 24
- 1 3/4 cups (220g) plain flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon bicarb soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup (250ml) apple juice
- 125g copha
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 cup (220g) white sugar
- 1/2 cup (60g) chopped walnuts
- 4 tablespoons icing sugar
Directions
Preparation:25min ›
Cook:12min ›
Ready in:37min
- Preheat oven to 190 degrees C. Grease and flour a 20x30cm baking pan.
- In a medium size mixing bowl sift together flour, salt, bicarb soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and cloves.
- Combine raisins and water (or juice) in saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in copha.
- When the mixture has cooled to lukewarm beat in egg and vanilla. Mix in sugar; stir to blend. Beat flour mixture into the copha mixture. Stir in the walnuts. Pour into prepared baking pan.
- Bake for 12 minutes. When they have cooled cut them into bars; sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar.
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These bars came out very tasty. The recipe was different but easy enough to follow. The only thing I'll do differently next time is use a smaller baking dish. I think bars will be even tastier. - 22 May 2006 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
This was a hit. I used margarine instead of shortening. It was great. - 22 Aug 2007 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)