raspberry bars

Name: Raspberry Bars
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; pinch(es) salt; 1/2 cup(s) butter; 2 tablespoon(s) milk; 1 - egg; 1 cup(s) sugar; 2 cup(s) coconut, grated; 1 jar(s) (8 oz.) raspberry jam

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Meryl Hausner

Wood-Ridge, NJ

Updated on Mar 3, 2012

This recipe calls for grated coconut. I chose to use unsweetened coconut because sweetened coconut makes this recipe very sweet.

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yield Makes 25-2 in. bars

Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
pinch salt
1/2 cup butter
2 tablespoons milk
1 - egg
1 cup sugar
2 cups coconut, grated
1 jar (8 oz.) raspberry jam

How To Make raspberry bars

Step 1

Sift flour, baking powder & salt into a bowl.

Step 2

Cut in the butter & add milk.
Step 3

Knead very lightly. Press into a 10 x 10 pan.
Step 4

Bake in a preheated 350 oven for 10-15 minutes until light brown.
Step 5

While dough is baking, beat egg with sugar & fold in coconut.
Step 6

Spread baked dough with jam, then with coconut mixture.
Step 7

Return to oven for 20-25 minutes until a very light brown.
Step 8

Cut into bars when cool.
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