Soup Squares Recipes

PUMPKIN SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the eggs, oil, sugar and pumpkin until smooth. Sift together the flour, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir into the pumpkin mixture.
• Spread evenly into the prepared pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. The bars should spring back to the touch when done. Allow to cool before frosting.

BUTTER TART SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• To Make Base: In a small mixer bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter or margarine and confectioners' sugar. Blend in flour. Pat into 9X9 inch square pan. Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes.
• To Make Filling: In a large bowl combine brown sugar, melted butter or margarine, beaten eggs, vinegar, vanilla, and raisins. Pour over base and bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, until set.

SUNNY'S QUICK CHEESE PUFF SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Roll the pastry out flat on a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin. Brush off any excess flour. In a small bowl, combine the mustard with a splash of water to loosen. Brush the mustard over the entire top of the pastry.
• In a small bowl, stir together the cheese, thyme and a few grinds of black pepper. Sprinkle the entire sheet of pastry with the cheese mixture. Gently roll the top of the pastry again to lightly embed the topping into the pastry. Cut into 2-inch squares and pinch one set of opposite corners together on each square or leave flat. Place on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake until the squares are puffed and golden brown, 10 to 14 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

TOMATO SOUP SQUARES

Steps:

• Melt the 125 g unsalted butter and allow it to cool. Using a little to grease a 23cmx30cm traybake tin (there is no need to line it unless you wan to turn the cake out).
• Preheat the oven to 190C/gas 5 Sift the flour, baking powder, bicarbonae of soda and spices into a large bowl, then mix in the sugar. Whisk the soup, eggs and melted butter in another large bowl, combine the two mixtures and whisk until smooth, then stir in the raisins. Pour the mixture into the tin.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes until risen and firm and a skewer inserted at the centre comes out clean. run a knife around the cake and leave to cool in the tin.
• To make the topping, place the 125 g butter and icing sugar in the bowl of a food processor and cream together Remove to a large bowl, blend in he cream cheese a spoonful at a time until smooth, then work in the vanilla extract. If the mixture seems grainy give it a quick whirl with an electic whisk but don't use the food processor as it will liquefy the mixture.
• Spread the topping over the cake. Decorate with sweets and place in the fridge to set for about an hour. If not serving immediately, cover with clingfilm, and chill. Remove from the fridge about 30 minutes before eating.

FRESH PASTA SQUARES

Steps:

• Make dough:
• Blend all ingredients in a food processor until mixture just begins to form a ball. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface, incorporating only as much additional flour as necessary to keep dough from sticking, until smooth and elastic, 6 to 8 minutes. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and let stand 1 hour.
• Roll out dough:
• Set smooth rollers of pasta machine at widest setting. Cut dough into 4 pieces and keep 3 pieces covered. Flatten unwrapped piece of dough into a rectangle and feed through rollers. Fold rectangle in half and feed through rollers 8 more times, folding in half each time and dusting with flour as necessary to prevent sticking.
• Turn dial to next (narrower) setting and feed dough through without folding. Continue to feed dough through without folding, making space between rollers narrower each time, until narrowest setting is used. Cut rolled-out dough into 31/2-inch squares. Gather trimmings into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Transfer squares to a wax-paper-lined baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap. Roll out and cut remaining dough in same manner, then repeat with trimmings.

SOUP SQUARES

Steps:

• Beat eggs with fork, add cheese, parsley and spices then add enough bread crumbs to make loose mixture. Pour into a greased cookie sheet. Bake 12 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Cut into squares like croutons 1" x 1". Float in hot soup.