Raisin Or Apple Square Recipes

RAISIN SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together 1/2 cup of brown sugar, butter, 1/2 cup of flour and oats until crumbly. Press into the bottom of a 9 inch square pan. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven.
• In the same bowl, mix together the eggs, 1 cup of brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, salt, baking powder and vanilla until well blended. Stir in the raisins, coconut and cherries, adding a little bit of the cherry juice to keep it from becoming stiff. Spread over the baked crust in the pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm and lightly browned. Cool and cut into bars.

GOLDEN APPLE RAISIN SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil or coat an 8x8-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. Whisk together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and cloves in a large bowl.
• Combine the eggs, applesauce, sugar, oil, and apple in a separate bowl, and whisk until well blended. Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients and stir until just moistened. Stir in the raisins. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish. Smooth with a rubber scraper.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until the top is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

RAISIN OR APPLE SQUARE

Steps:

• CRUST RECIPE CREAM CRISCO OR SHORTENING OF CHOICE, WITH THE SUGAR; ADD THE EGG, AND VANILLA...... MIX,
• COMBINE THE FLOUR AND THE BAKING POWDER AND SALT MIX DOUGH SOFTLY
• USING HALF OF THE DOUGH, LINE AN 8X8 PAN WITH THE DOUGH. ADD THE FILLING; raisin, 1 can of apple or cherry pie filling; COVER WITH REMAINING DOUGH. I take a portion of dough and flatten it in the palm of my hand, and place it on top.... continue until done and if there are any spaces in between it does not matter as it will expand during baking. It also makes it look rustic
• Using a pastry brush, add a little cream or milk on the top crust. NOTE: If using Cherry Pie filling, bake a little longer as there is more liquid than in the apple pie filling. Check the center for dryness like you would for a cake.
• NOTE # 1: THIS DOUGH MAKES DELICIOUS COOKIES AS WELL. I ALWAYS KEPT A LITTLE OF THE DOUGH ASIDE FOR OUR DAUGHTER IF POSSIBLE TO MAKE COOKIES FOR HER. I made them in balls, rolled them in white sugar, FLATTENED WITH A FORK and baked them along with the square... She never ate any kind of pie with filling....She loved pastry dough, She enjoyed these cookes. When making pies, I always made her empty pie crusts and she added white sugar when she ate it it.
• NOTE # 2: The following is the total directions in the cook book printed. These seasoned cooks thought everyone knew the basics of cooking. Too bad if you were a novice cook........ METHOD: MIX INGREDIENTS AS YOU WOULD A PIE CRUST... LINE YOUR 8X8 SQUARE PAN. PUT FILLING IN AND CUT TOP CRUST IN CIRCLES AND OVERLAP ON TOP OF RAISINS. BAKE in a MODERATE 375 OVEN FOR 30 - 40 MINUTES. My experience with the dough, is if it is mixed like a pie crust, the dough is altogether different and I much prefer my CAKE Method.