Apple Sauce Currant Spice Squares Recipes

APPLESAUCE SPICE BARS

Steps:

• Position oven rack in center; preheat oven to 350°; butter a 13 x 9 inch baking pan, line bottom with parchment paper, butter the paper and dust the inside of the pan with flour; tap out the excess flour and put the pan on a baking sheet.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt together.
• In a saucepan, melt the butter over low heat; add in the brown sugar and stir with a whisk until it is melted and the mixture is smooth, about 1 minute; remove pan from the heat.
• Still working in the saucepan, whisk in the eggs one at a time, mixing until they are blended.
• Add in the applesauce, vanilla, and applejack; whisk until the ingredients are incorporated and the mixture is once again smooth.
• Switch to a rubber spatula and gently stir in the dry ingredients, mixing only until they disappear, then mix in the apple, raisins and nuts.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a rubber spatula.
• Bake for 23-25 minutes or until the bars just start to pull away from the sides of the pan and a knife comes out clean.
• Transfer the baking pan to a rack and let cake cool while you make the glaze.
• In a small saucepan, whisk together the cream, sugar, butter, and corn syrup; put pan over medium heat and bring mixture to a boil, whisking frequently.
• Adjust the heat so the glaze simmer, and cook, whisking frequently for 5 minutes; remove pan from heat and stir in vanilla.
• Turn the bars out onto a rack, remove the paper and invert the bars onto another rack, so they are right side up.
• Slide the parchment paper under the rack to serve as a drip catcher.
• Grab a long metal icing spatula and pour the hot glaze over the bars, using the spatula to spread it evenly over the cake.
• Let them cool to room temperature before you cut them.
• Cut into 32 rectangles, each about 2 ¼ x 1 ½ inches.

APPLE SLICE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk 2 cups flour and salt together in a bowl. Cut shortening into flour mixture using a pastry blender or a fork until crumbly.
• Whisk water, eggs, and lemon juice together in a separate bowl; stir into flour mixture until dough forms a ball. Split dough into halves; roll each half into about a 9x13-inch rectangle. Press 1 rectangle into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Place apple slices in a large bowl; add sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, and cinnamon. Toss apples to coat; spread over crust. Cover apple filling with remaining crust, piecing together any scraps to cover any holes. Cut several slits into top crust for ventilation while cooking.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are browned and crisp, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Cool to room temperature before cutting into squares, about 30 minutes.

APPLE SAUCE CURRANT SPICE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 13x9 baking pan with cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, combine currants with baking soda and boiling water. Let stand 30 minutes. In a medium size bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, and salt.
• In a large bowl, beat together apple sauce, sugar, egg whites, lemon juice, and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Add flour mixture alternately with currant mixture, beginning and ending with flour.
• Mix by hand until flour mixture is combined with currant mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until center tests done. After it cools, cut into squares and serve.

IRISH CURRANT SQUARES

Steps:

• 1. To make pastry: freeze butter or margarine for half an hour before grating.
• 2. Sift flour and salt, then add butter or margarine, mix into flour with palette knife.
• 3. Add iced water until a dough is formed, wrap and chill in fridge.
• 4. Put all filling ingredients into a saucepan and bring to boiling point, once done set aside to cool.
• 5. Preheat oven to gas mark 6/ 200°C/ 400°F.
• 6. Roll out half the pastry very thinly and line a Swiss roll tin.
• 7. Pour on currant filling, spreading evenly, then cover with the rest of the pastry.
• 8. Glaze with egg or milk and bake for 30 minutes or until light gold in color.
• 9. Dust with caster sugar and cut into squares when cool.