Best Golden Apple Raisin Squares Recipes

APPLESAUCE BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the sugar, applesauce and oil until well blended. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, nutmeg and cloves; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Stir in raisins. , Transfer to a 13x9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , In a small bowl, beat the confectioners' sugar, butter, vanilla and enough milk to achieve a glaze consistency. Spread over warm bars. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

GLAZED COUNTRY APPLE PIE SQUARES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• 2. For the Crust: combine the salt, baking powder,cinnamon and 5 teaspoons of sugarstir to mix.
• 3. Measure flour and then add cinnamon mixture to flour. Stir together to blend.
• 4. Add crisco to flour, and mix crisco into flour with a pastry blender or use 2 forks, until flour resembles little small peas.
• 5. Beat egg yolks, then add the cold water and stir to blend, then pour into flour mixture, and mix together to form a ball. May need to add 1-2 extra tablespoons of cold water. Add just enough to shape dough into a ball.
• 6. Divide dough into 2 equal portions, put one in fridge, then dust work surface with flour and add remaining dough. Dust rolling pen, then roll dough out in a rectangle shape to fit a 15 X10 inch X 1 inch deep size pan. May need to piece parts of dough together to cover entire bottom of pan. Pinch seams together.
• 7. Carefully pick rolled dough up and onto rolling pin, then hold over pan, & unroll from rolling pin into pan. Repeat to cover entire bottom of pan. Spread half of apples onto prepared crust.
• 8. In a small bowl combine splenda, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, & salt. Stir to mix then sprinkle half of sugar mixture over apples.
• 9. Add remaining apples, raisins and the rest of the sugar mixture, evenly over apples.
• 10. Roll our remaining pie crust to cover top of apples. Make slits all over crust to allow steam to escape as apples are cooking.
• 11. Brush top of crust with egg white, and sprinkle with raw sugar. Bake in preheated 400 degree F. oven for 50 minutes until crust is golden brown. Place a larger pan underneath to catch potential drips. Allow apple slices to cool completely before adding the glaze.
• 12. To make the glaze combine powdered sugar, vanilla and 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk or as much as needed to reach spreading consistency. Whisk together and drizzle over cooled apple slices. Cut and serve PLAIN OR WITH OPTIONAL GLAZE. Garnish each slice if desired.

APPLE & RAISIN CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 13x9 inch baking pan.
• Crust: In a medium bowl, combine oats, flour, brown sugar, and granulated sugar; whisk together to mix. With a pastry blender or two knives, cut butter into the flour mixture until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. RESERVE 1 cup mixture.
• Press remaining mixture evenly into the baking pan. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until firm but not browned. Remove from oven.
• Filling: Prepare filling while crust is baking. In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, eggs, ½ cup sugar, and vanilla; beat together until mixture appears light and fluffy. Spread cream cheese mixture over the still warm baked crust.
• In a medium bowl, combine chopped apple, raisins, and almond extract; stir until mixed. Add 2 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice; mix well.
• Spread the apple mixture evenly over the cream cheese mixture.
• Sprinkle the reserved oat mixture evenly over the top.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until the top is a light golden brown. Leave cookie in the pan to cool; place baking pan on wire rack to cool. Cut into 2 inch bars.
• Cover bars and refrigerate until ready to serve.

GOLDEN RAISIN BARS.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Combine.oats, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and baking powder in a large bowl.
• Mix. in butter with fingers or a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.Add golden raisins and apricots.
• PAT mixture firmly into a ungreased 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Bake 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Cool in pan 30 minutes. Cut into bars and cool completely. Remove from pan with metal spatula.
• For a quick dessert. serve with vanilla ice cream or sandwich two cookies with ice cream and freeze.
• Serve frozen.

APPLE AND RAISIN CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter 9 x 13 1/2-inch glass baking dish.
• For Topping:
• Mix old-fashioned oats, brown sugar, all purpose flour, ground cinnamon and salt in large bowl. Add unsalted butter and rub into mixture until coarse crumbs form. Mix in chopped walnuts.
• For Filling:
• Combine sliced apples, raisins, sugar, fresh lemon juice, flour and ground cinnamon in large bowl. Mix well to blend. Transfer apple-raisin filling to prepared dish. Spread topping over. Bake until topping is golden brown, about 55 minutes. Serve crisp warm with scoops of vanilla ice cream.

APPLE-RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. In a medium bowl, whisk together flours, baking soda, nutmeg, salt, and pinch of cloves. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar on high, scraping down bowl as needed, until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, scraping down bowl after each addition. With mixer on low, beat in half the flour mixture, then milk and remaining flour mixture. Beat just until combined.
• With a rubber spatula, fold apples and raisins into dough. Drop dough in 2-tablespoonful mounds, 2 inches apart, onto two baking sheets. Bake until cookies are firm around edges, about 14 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cool completely on wire racks.
• In a small bowl, whisk together confectioners' sugar and 1 tablespoon water. Transfer to a zip-top bag. Snip a very small hole in one corner and drizzle glaze over cookies.