Fruit bars *g part 1 - dough

48 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ cup BUTTER; or MARGARINE, softened
½ cup Sugar, GRANULATED;
½ cup Sugar, BROWN; firmly packed
2 EGGS;
½ teaspoon VANILLA;
x FRUIT (see below)
½ cup WALNUTS; or ALMONDS
cup SUGAR;
Recipe BASIC FILLING (above)
Recipe BASIC FILLING (above)
1 cup Flour, WHOLE-WHEAT;
cup Flour, ALL-PURPOSE;
¼ cup WHEAT GERM, toasted; unsweetened
¼ teaspoon SALT;
¼ teaspoon BAKING SODA;
½ cup ;WATER;
1 teaspoon LEMON PEEL; grated
2 tablespoons LEMON JUICE;
1 pounds FIGS, dried; (about 2 cups lightly packed)
2 cups PRUNES, pitted; (moist-pack)
¼ teaspoon GROUND CINNAMON;

Directions

DOUGH

BASIC FILLING

FIG FILLING

PRUNE FILLING

FOR DOUGH: In a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until creamy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, stir together the whole wheat flour, all- purpose flour, wheat germ, salt and baking soda; gradually add to butter mixture, blending thoroughly. Cover dough tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until easy to handle (at least 1 hour) or until the next day. Meanwhile, prepare filling of your choice; set aside.

More Fillings and Instructions in Part 2......... ~----Meal-Master

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