Cinnamon Almond Bars Recipes

ALMOND-CINNAMON BARS

Steps:

• Base: In small bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, lemon rind and salt; set aside.
• In medium bowl using an electric mixer, beat together sugar, butter and egg yolk until fluffy.
• Gradually beat in flour mixture until well combined.
• Pat evenly over base of 9-inch square baking pan.
• Brush evenly with egg white.
• Almond Topping: In small bowl, combine almonds, sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle evenly over base.
• Bake in 350 degrees oven for 25 to 30 minutes, until golden brown.
• Let cool in pan before cutting into bars.

SUGARED CINNAMON ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly spray with vegetable oil.
• In a large bowl combine sugar and cinnamon.
• In another large bowl beat egg white until slightly frothy. Stir in vanilla and salt.
• Add almonds to egg mixture and toss to coat.
• Then pour almonds into cinnamon sugar mixture and toss to coat.
• Spread sugar coated almonds on lined baking sheet.
• Bake 25 minutes; stir after 10 minutes.
• Let cool and remove from pan with slotted spoon.

CINNAMON ALMOND PLUM BARS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350F.
• 2. Spray an 8-inch bakeing dish with canola spray.
• 3. In a bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder.
• 4. In a mixing bowl fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars on high speed until light and fluffy; beat in egg yolk. Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in flour mixture. Stir in almonds.
• 5. In a small bowl, whisk preserves to loosen. Stirring the preserves with a fork or a whisk will enable it to spread smoothly over the dough. You can microwave the preserves for a few seconds if it's very sticky.
• 6. Gently press half of dough into bottom of prepared dish. With the back of a spoon, gently spread jam over dough, leaving a 1/4-inch border so the jam doesn't stick to the sides of the pan. Sprinkle remaining dough over top all the way to the edges; press gently to form top layer.
• 7. Bake until top is golden, 25 to 30 minutes; cool completely in dish. Cut into bars with a serrated knife.

CINNAMON ALMOND BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300° with a rack in the center. Line a 10×15-inch jelly roll pan with foil. Coat foil with nonstick spray; set pan aside.
• Using a stand mixer on medium speed, cream 2 sticks butter, granulated sugar, and cinnamon for the dough until mixture is light and fluffy, about 5 minutes; beat in egg yolk until well mixed.
• Gradually add flour with the mixer on low speed, scraping bowl with a rubber spatula. Beat mixture just until thoroughly combined; dough will be thick. Drop large spoonfuls of dough into the prepared pan and spread it to cover the bottom. Cover dough with a large piece of waxed paper, then smooth it with your hand; remove the waxed paper and set dough aside.
• Brush entire egg white over dough. Sprinkle almonds evenly over egg white. Cover again with waxed paper, pressing the almonds into dough; remove waxed paper. Bake dough for 40-45 minutes, until golden brown.
• Glaze - Whisk powdered sugar, 1 tablespoons butter, water, and lemon juice in a small bowl until completely smooth. The glaze should be the consistency of heavy cream. As soon as cake is removed from the oven, drizzle glaze unevenly in a thin stream over the top. Glaze will be shiny and transparent.
• Cool cookies in the pan 10-15 minutes, then carefully lift it from pan using the foil ends (cookies still will be warm). Loosen foil from the edges, then slide the cake onto a cutting board. Cut into bars as above; finish cooling on rack.

NUTTY CINNAMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 11x7-inch baking dish.
• Combine flour, sweetener, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl; mix until well combined.
• Whisk together egg, oil, applesauce, and honey in a second bowl until well combined. Stir into the dry ingredients. Fold in nuts. Transfer batter into the prepared baking dish and smooth out the surface.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 18 to 22 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
• For the icing, combine powdered sugar substitute, butter, honey, almond milk, vanilla, and cinnamon in a bowl. Spread or drizzle icing onto the cooled bars.