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Almond: Honey Almond Bars

Source of Recipe

Digital Gourmet


List of Ingredients

1 1/2 cups honey
3/4 cup oil
1/4 cup sugar
6 cups sifted flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups finely ground blanched almonds
1/2 cup finely chopped candied citron
1/2 cup finely chopped candied orange peel
3 extra large eggs, lightly beaten


Recipe

For the bars, combine the honey, oil and sugar in a large heavy saucepan over moderate heat. Cook, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture froths up and sugar dissolves. Remove from heat an cool for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Butter a 15x10 inch jelly roll pan and set aside. Mix the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, nutmeg, salt, almonds, citron and orange peel in large bowl and make a well in the center.

Scrape the cooled honey mixture into the well in the dry ingredients. Add the eggs and stir in the mixture. Slowly incorporate the dry ingredients; dough will be quite stiff. Spread into prepared pan, smoothing well into the corners and leveling the surface. Bake the bars for 35 to 40 minutes, until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool bars on wire rack to room temp before cutting. Wrap airtight in plastic wrap to prevent from drying. Makes 2 dozen.