Raisin Bars Recipes

RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 10-by-15-inch rimmed baking sheet. Line bottom with parchment paper, and butter parchment; set sheet aside.
• Make filling: Pulse raisins and sugar in a food processor until almost pureed. Transfer to a saucepan. Whisk cornstarch into 1 cup cold water; whisk into raisin mixture. Stir in cider. Simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens and sugar has dissolved, about 6 minutes.Let cool completely.
• Make dough: Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside. Put shortening in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until smooth. Add brown sugar, and mix until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add egg and vanilla, and mix until combined. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture; mix until just combined. Mix in oats.
• Press half the dough into prepared baking sheet. Spread raisin filling evenly over top of dough. Crumble remaining dough on top of filling using your fingers, gently pressing down so that topping covers filling. Bake, rotating sheet halfway through, until top is golden brown, about 35 minutes. Let cool completely in sheet on a wire rack. Cut into 2-inchsquares. Bars can be stored between layers of parchment in airtight containers at room temperature up to 5 days.

OLD FASHIONED RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine raisins and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat, add butter; cool to lukewarm.
• Whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and salt together in a medium-size bowl.
• Pour the raisin mixture in large mixing bowl; add sugar, egg and dry ingredients.
• With an electric mixer, beat until thoroughly blended.
• Pour into greased and floured sheet pan (15½x10½x1-inch) and bake about 25 minutes.
• Cool.
• To frost:
• In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, vanilla, confectioners' sugar and 1 tablespoon at a time of milk to the desired consistency.

OLD FASHIONED RAISIN BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Pour hot coffee over raisins, cool to lukewarm.
• Stir in sugar, oil and egg.
• Stir together flour, soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
• Add raisin mixture and mix well.
• Pour batter into greased 15 x 10 x 1 inch baking pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
• Mix together all ingredients for frosting.
• Cool. Spread with icing.

OLD-FASHIONED OATMEAL RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Stir in sour cream until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into eggs; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Gently stir in raisins. Cool to room temperature without stirring., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. , Firmly press 3-1/2 cups of crumb mixture into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Spread with raisin filling. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture. , Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers.

CINNAMON RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Combine the raisin filling ingredients in a saucepan and heat over medium heat until the raisins are plump and the liquid has almost completely evaporated (about 10 minutes).
• While the raisin filling is heating, cream the butter and brown sugar together, mix in the dry ingredients and 1 tablespoon of water (it will be very crumbly).
• Press half of the mixture (about 2 cups) firmly into the bottom of a greased 9"x13" pan and spread with the raisin filling.
• Mix 1 tablespoon of water with the remaining crumbs and scatter over the raisin filling.
• Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes and then cool slightly.
• Mix together the cinnamon icing, adding enough milk to make a drizzling consistency, drizzle over the top and cut into squares.

RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• In a medium sauce pan over medium high heat add the sugar, raisins, water, butter, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg and salt.
• Bring to a boil and gently boil for 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let cool (about 20 minutes).
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Add other ingredients (except for the topping), to sauce pan and blend well.
• Spread in greased 10x15 pan.
• Combine all topping ingredients in a small bowl.
• Crumble topping over and press down slightly.
• Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes.
• Cool before cutting.

OLD FASHIONED RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Combine raisins and water in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Stir in salad oil, cool to lukewarm. Stir in sugar and egg. Sift together dry ingredients; beat into raisin mixture. Stir in nuts. Pour batter into greased 9 x 13" pan. Bake at 350* for 20 minutes or until done. When cooled cut into bars. Dust with powdered sugar.

OATMEAL-RAISIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan. Line bottom with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides; butter paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together butter, sugars, egg, salt, and cinnamon until smooth. Add flour, oats, and raisins; fold in just until combined.
• Spread batter in prepared pan, and bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs attached, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan. Using paper overhang, lift cake onto a work surface; cut into 16 bars.

~ AWESOME SPICE RAISIN BARS ~

Steps:

• 1. In a medium saucepan, bring raisins and water to a boil. Remove from heat. Stir in oil. Cool just to lukewarm. Preheat oven to 375 degree F. Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish or pan. Stir in sugar and egg.
• 2. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, spices, soda and salt. Beat the raisin mixture into the flour mixture and stir in nuts.
• 3. Pour and spread evenly into prepared pan. Bake for 20 minutes.
• 4. When cool you can glaze or sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.