DATE BARS
125 grams of butter
½ cup of brown sugar
1 cup chopped dates
¾ cup water
¾ cup whole-wheat plain flour
¾ cup self raising flour
½ cup of bran (unprocessed)
2 eggs large lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
COOKING METHOD
For making these date bars you need a 25cmx30 cm roll pan. Line the base of the pan with paper and grease the paper.
Now in a saucepan place the brown sugar, butter, water and the dates and stir over low heat till the sugar has dissolved. Bring to a boil, remove from heat and allow cooling.
In a bowl, sift the plain flour and self raising flour, now add the bran to it and mix well. Now mix in the beaten eggs, vanilla extract and the boiled date’s mixture. Spread this mixture into the lined pan. Bake in an oven at 180 DEGREES C/375 DEGREES F for about 30 minutes or till it is golden brown in color.
LIME BARS
Ingredients
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup slivered almonds, chopped
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (12 ounce) jar strawberry preserves
Directions
1.In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon peel. Combine 3 cups flour, almonds, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture until mixture resembles coarse crumbs (do not over mix).
2.Set aside 1 cup of dough. Press the remaining dough into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Spread preserves to within 1/4 in. of edges. Combine the reserved dough with the remaining flour; sprinkle over preserves. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack. Cut into bars.
LIME BARS
Lime Bars
MAKES-10
INGREDIENTS REQUIRED FOR THE BOTTOM LAYER:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter room temperature
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INGREDIENTS REQUIRED FOR THE TOP LAYER:
2 eggs large room temperature
11/2 Tablespoons fresh lime
MAKES-10
INGREDIENTS REQUIRED FOR THE BOTTOM LAYER:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter room temperature
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INGREDIENTS REQUIRED FOR THE TOP LAYER:
2 eggs large room temperature
11/2 Tablespoons fresh lime
1/2 teaspoon grated lime zest
1 cup white granulated sugar
2 Tablespoons of all-purpose flour
4 drops green food coloring
Preparation METHOD FOR MAKING THIS BEAUTIFUL DESSERT
For the Bottom:
in a bowl Mix the flour and powdered sugar together. Now add in the butter crumble and the mixture clings together. Spread this prepared dough in a 8x8-inch pan. Bake at 325 degrees for about 20 minutes. Till the time the bottom layer is baking start working on the top layer.
METHOD FOR THE TOP LAYER
1 cup white granulated sugar
2 Tablespoons of all-purpose flour
4 drops green food coloring
Preparation METHOD FOR MAKING THIS BEAUTIFUL DESSERT
For the Bottom:
in a bowl Mix the flour and powdered sugar together. Now add in the butter crumble and the mixture clings together. Spread this prepared dough in a 8x8-inch pan. Bake at 325 degrees for about 20 minutes. Till the time the bottom layer is baking start working on the top layer.
METHOD FOR THE TOP LAYER
In a bowl, beat the eggs. Now Add the lime juice, lime zest, sugar,all purpose flour flour,and green food coloring to it.. Whisk well and pour this mixture over the hot baked crust. Bake fat 325 DEGREES for about 20-25 minutes . Remove from the oven and sprinkle powdered sugar over it.. Cool the mixture and cut into squares.
STRAWBERRY BARS
STRAWBERRY BARS
Ingredients
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup slivered almonds, chopped
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (12 ounce) jar strawberry preserves
Directions
1.In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon peel. Combine 3 cups flour, almonds, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture until mixture resembles coarse crumbs (do not over mix).
2.Set aside 1 cup of dough. Press the remaining dough into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Spread preserves to within 1/4 in. of edges. Combine the reserved dough with the remaining flour; sprinkle over preserves. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack. Cut into bars.
