Mud Hen Bars Recipes

MUD HEN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 13x9 baking dish with parchment paper. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat together the shortening, butter, and sugar until creamy. Beat in the whole egg, and the two egg YOLKS.
• Slowly add in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Combine until fully blended.
• Press batter into prepared baking dish. Top with marshmallows and chocolate chips.
• In a separate clean and dry mixing bowl, beat the two egg whites until stiff. Fold in the brown sugar and pour over the stop of the bars. Spread gently, making sure it touches the sides of the pan (this will help it rise during baking, and not shrink).
• Bake for 35-40 minutes, until the meringue on top is lightly browned. Remove from oven and cool completely.
• Cut into bars and enjoy. We prefer to keep these chilled in the refrigerator, they taste great cold!

MUD HEN BARS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat together the granulated sugar and butter until creamy. Beat in 1 whole egg and 2 egg yolks (put aside the whites for later). In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, salt and baking powder. Add to the butter mixture and mix well. Spread into 9x13" pan. Bake the crust for 5 minutes before adding marshmallows. Let cool and then sprinkle with marshmallows, nuts and chocolate chips.
• 2. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold in the brown sugar.
• 3. Spread the meringue mixture and brown sugar mixture over the marshmallows and chocolate chips.
• 4. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes or until bars are a deep golden brown and the crust is cooked through. If the meringues starts to brown to quickly cover lightly with a piece of foil sprayed with baking spray.
• 5. Cool in pan and cut.

MUD HEN BARS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream butter, shortening, sugar, whole egg and two egg yokes. **Save the egg whites for the topping**.
• Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Mix into the butter mixture and then pres into UNGREASED 9x13 inch pan.
• Sprinkle the walnuts, chocolate chips and marshmallows over the top of cookies.
• Beat the two egg whites till stiff.
• Gently fold in the brown sugar into the stiff egg whites. Spread over cookies.
• Bake 30 minutes.
• **Cut while still slightly warm (not hot).**.
• *These are rich so do not cut bars to large.*.

APRICOT MUD HEN CAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and salt; beat into creamed mixture. Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 12-15 minutes., Meanwhile for meringue, with clean beaters, beat egg whites with cream of tartar on medium speed until foamy. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high after each addition until sugar is dissolved. Continue beating until stiff glossy peaks form; gently fold in pecans., Spread preserves over hot cake. Spread meringue over preserves, sealing meringue to edges of pan. Bake until meringue is golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.