Mom's Fruit Bars
Lorene Posegate
Mom always had these ready for us when we came home from college or at holidays!
ingredients
- 2 1/3 C sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 4 tsp baking soda
- 1 C plus 3 T shortening
- 3 eggs
- 4 1/2 C flour
- 1/2 C honey
- 2 T water
- 4 tsp cinnamon
- 4 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 C raisins
- 1 1/2 C dates
- 2 C nuts (walnuts or pecans)
directions
- 1
Mix sugar, shortening, water, honey, vanilla, and eggs. Add salt, soda, cinnamon, and flour that are mixed together. Stir in raisins, dates and nuts.
- 2
Form into long thin rolls on an ungreased cookie sheet and flatten slighty with rolling pin (about three inches across and the length of the cookie sheet; two rolls per sheet). Brush with egg and milk mixture before baking.
- 3
Bake at 350 degrees till golden and puffy. Check after 10 and 15 minutes—watch these. After removal from oven the puffiness will go down. Cool.
Source: Lorene Posegate
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