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Nebraska Raisin Bars

SUBMITTED BY: Juanita 

"This is an OLD farm recipe from Nebraska. You can substitute your favorite nuts for the walnuts in this recipe."
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This recipe has been rated 2 times with an average star rating of 4.5
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Original recipe yield 4 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup apple juice
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 4 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15 inch baking pan.
  2. In a medium size mixing bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and cloves.
  3. Combine raisins and water (or juice) in saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in shortening.
  4. When the mixture has cooled to lukewarm beat in egg and vanilla. Mix in sugar; stir to blend. Beat flour mixture into the shortening mixture. Stir in the walnuts. Pour into prepared baking pan.
  5. Bake for 12 minutes. When they have cooled cut them into bars; sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on may 22, 2006 by MaryFrances 
These bars came out very tasty. The recipe was different but easy enough to follow. The only... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on aug. 22, 2007 by Buns 
This was a hit. I used margarine instead of shortening. It was great. MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
Nebraska Raisin Bars

Servings Per Recipe: 24

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 136

  • Total Fat: 4.6g
  • Cholesterol: 9mg
  • Sodium: 81mg
  • Total Carbs: 22.8g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.6g
  • Protein: 1.4g

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