Bars of Iron

Filed Under (Recipes) by asparagus on 01-12-2007

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup dark raisins
  • 1/2 cup golden raisins
  • 1/3 cup butteror margarine
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup golden molassesor dark molasses
  • 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cupnonfat dry milk powder
  • 1/4 cup toasted wheat germ
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 cup liquid milk
  • 1 cup quick-cooking oats
  • 1 cup sliced almonds (optional)

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Chop raisins (using a food processor if possible).
  3. Cream butter, sugar, egg and molasses.
  4. Combine flour, dry milk, wheat germ, baking powder, baking soda, salt and ginger in separate bowl.
  5. Blend into creamed mixture with liquid milk.
  6. Stir in oats, raisins and half the almonds (if desired).
  7. Pour into greased 13-by-9-by-2-inch pan and spread evenly.
  8. Sprinkle with remaining almonds (if desired).
  9. Bake about 30 minutes.
  10. Cool in pan and cut into 1-by-4-inch bars.

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