Orange Spice Bars
Source of Recipe
Aunt Saunny
1/2 cup butter or margarine
3/4 cup raw sugar
2 eggs
grated peel of an orange
1 table spoon orange juice
1 1/2 cups plain flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon mixed spices
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
3/4 cup sultanas
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
Cream butter until smooth and gradually beat in sugar
until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and orange juice and rind.
Stir in dry ingredients andblend into mixture.
Fold in sultanas and walnuts.
Spread into greased tray and bake for approximately 30 minutes.
Cool slightly after removing from oven, cut into fingers or
squares. Cool.
Ice with orange or lemon icing, when bars are cold.
Makes approximately 20 bars.
When bars are cold