Baking Delights » bars http://www.blisstree.com/bakingdelights Baking Tips and Recipes Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:44:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Peanut Butter & Everything Else Bars http://www.blisstree.com/bakingdelights/peanut-butter-everything-else-bars/ http://www.blisstree.com/bakingdelights/peanut-butter-everything-else-bars/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:27:04 +0000 Marye Audet http://www.bakingdelights.com/2008/10/27/peanut-butter-everything-else-bars/ Post from: Baking Delights

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I had no idea what to name these.  First, I thought that peanut butter and jelly bars would be good, but that did not describe the copious amounts of chocolate in these…Peanut butter chocolate bars did not hint at the unrestrained use of Hershey’s Dark chocolate pieces filled with raspberry…So…Name them what ever you like…just try them.

Here is the deal…Moist peanut butter bars sweetened with brown sugar …mini peanut butter cups, raspberry filled dark chocolate, semi sweet chunks and bittersweet chunks folded in…..Spread carefully in a 9 x 13 inch pan to make sure that the squares were generous…topped with more peanut butter cups, raspberry filled chocolate, and chocolate chunks…Baked to perfection…served warm…perhaps with a dollop of vanilla ice cream?

These are for those days when you need an extra five thousand calories in your diet.  Go for it.

Peanut Butter and Everything Else Bars

13x 9 inch pan

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup butter, unsalted
  • 2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed (I use light brown sugar)
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons vanilla
  • 1 1/4 c peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 6 ozs bittersweet chunks
  • 6 oz semi sweet chunks
  • 1/2 cup mini peanut butter cups
  • 1/2 cup raspberry filled dark chocolate pieces

For topping:

  • 1 cup mini peanut butter cups
  • 1 cup raspberry filled dark chocolate pieces
  • 1/2 cup semi sweet chunks
  • 1/2 cup  bittersweet chunks
  • 1 cup peanuts if desired

Preheat oven to 350

  1. Mix butter and oil until creamy.
  2. Add sugar and beat for 3 minutes until smooth.
  3. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
  4. Beat in vanilla and peanut butter.
  5. Mix baking soda and flour and stir in.
  6. Fold in chocolate.
  7. Spoon into greased 13 x 9 inch pan, smoothing top.
  8. Sprinkle liberally with topping ingredients.
  9. Bake for 35 minutes or until done.
  10. Cool for 20 minutes before cutting in squares.

Image:marye audet

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]]> http://www.blisstree.com/bakingdelights/peanut-butter-everything-else-bars/feed/ 6 Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Squares http://www.blisstree.com/bakingdelights/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-squares/ http://www.blisstree.com/bakingdelights/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-squares/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:39:17 +0000 Marye Audet http://www.bakingdelights.com/2007/09/19/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-squares/ Post from: Baking Delights

]]> I had an exhausting day of shopping yesterday and ended up getting home late, stressed and ready to tell everyone that if grazing was good enough for the horses it was good enough for them. I hate being rushed, and i hate running late, and I really wanted to make a good meal since we had been having alot of Desperation Casserole lately.
I made the Chicken, Onion, and Potato Gratin and it was superb. Had I not been in such a hurry I would have made it to serve the next day so that the gratin could soak up the cream but it was delicious as is. I had planned on black olive bread but got no time to do it. Needing a dessert I chose Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Squares from yesterday’s Dessert List.
I was not disappointed. I did make some changes but nothing major and they were a very tender, flavorful bar cookie. Again, had I had the time I would have drizzled the tops with white chocolate and sprinkled with chopped nuts for a nicer presentation than what I had. One thing I did not like was that my white chocolate chips melted into the bar a bit too much. I baked these right along with the gratin at 375F and it was a perfect way to get the most out of my oven. This is a quick, delicious dessert or snack. Thanks Barbara!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Squares

2 cups flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
1 t. baking soda
¾ t. salt
1 cup unsalted butter, room temp.
1¼ cups sugar
1 egg
2 t. vanilla
1 tsp maple flavor
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 pkg. white chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease a glass or metal 13 x 9 pan.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, pie spice, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar on med. high speed
until smooth, beat in egg and vanilla until combined.
Beat in pumpkin puree (mixture may appear curdled).
Reduce speed to low and mix in dry ingredients until just combined.
Fold in chocolate chips.
Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
Bake until edges begin to pull away from sides of pan
and toothpick comes out with just a few crumbs attached, 35 to 40 minutes.
Cool completely in pan.

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]]> praline bars These are really rich with a crumbly shortbread crust and a smooth praline filling with just enough coconut and pecans to add interest. They don’t take long to make and the results are spectacular. For the base: 1/2 c butter softened 1/3 c sugar 1 egg 1 1/4 c flour pinch of salt 1 tsp vanilla Cream butter and sugar until smooth. Add egg and ebat to blend. Add flour, salt and vanilla and mix into a smooth dough (will be sticky.) Press into the bottom of a 13″x 9″ pan and bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Filling: In mixing bowl beat remaining 2 eggs until frothy. Beat in brown sugar. Add 3 Tbs flour, 1 tsp vanilla, 1/2 tsp baking powder. pinch of salt.. and mix well. Stir in 1 c chopped pecans and 1 c browned coconut. Spread over cake and bake 20 minutes more. Cool. Topping: 1/2 c butter, 1/2 c brown sugar, 1 tsp vanilla. Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in brown sugar untit it is well incorporated into the butter and no graininess remains…remove from heat and spoon over cake. Cool completely .. This made 1 dozen bars for us..You may get more if you are frugal. :)

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]]> O.k..if you remember these you are old. :) If you remember buying them for 15 cents at the local store that carried everything from pickles in a barrel to PDQ and Bosco then you are as old as me.

  This is a bar cookie that I really don’t see much anymore. It is wonderful…close to the candy bar in flavor AND would be perfect for the Blog Bake Sale. You ARE doing that right? You HAVE gotten involved?

  Good. I knew you would.

Oh Henry! Bars

4 c oats

1/2 c sugar

1 c brown sugar

1 c melted unsalted butter

6 oz chocolate chips

1 c peanut butter (crunchy is best)

Preheat oven to 350

Grease 13 x 9 ” pan. Mix oats, sugar and brown sugar in large bowl. Pour melted butter over and mix well. Press into pan firmly and bake for 20 minutes.

Cool.

  Melt chocolate and peanut butter together stirring to blend. Spread over cooled cookie base. Chill 1 hour…IF you can wait that long. Cut into 2 dozen bars.

I have computer at home again AND that means that as soon as I get my photo program loaded I can do pictures again…YAY!!!!!!!

 Seriously, do try to remember about the Nation wide bake sale..It is such an excellent cause.

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