Layered orange bars

36 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¼ cup Flour
½ teaspoon Baking powder
2 Eggs
1 cup Firmly packed dark brown
Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 tablespoon Grated orange peel
1 cup Chopped walnuts
1½ cup Flaked coconut
Orange Pastry-----
½ cup Butter -- softened
½ cup Granulated sugar
1 teaspoon Grated orange peel
1 cup Flour
Orange Glaze-----
1 cup Confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon Grated orange peel
1½ tablespoon Orange juice

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare Orange Pastry; press firmly and evenly over bottom of a greased 9- by 13-inch baking pan. Bake for 10 minutes, then remove pastry from oven. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F.

2. In a small bowl combine flour and baking powder; stir to combine thoroughly. In mixer bowl combine eggs and brown sugar; beat until well mixed. Blend in vanilla and orange peel. Gradually beat in flour mixture until well combined. Stir in walnuts and coconut. Spread mixture over partially baked pastry.

3. Bake until well browned and set in center (20 to 25 minutes). Remove pan to a rack; drizzle with glaze while warm. Let stand until glaze is set, then cut into bars. Remove from pan when cool.

Orange Pastry: In mixer bowl combine butter, sugar, and orange peel; beat until fluffy. Gradually stir in flour until mixture is well combined (dough will be crumbly).

Orange Glaze Combine confectioners' sugar and orange peel in a small bowl; stir in orange juice until icing is smooth.

Chocolate-Drizzled Pecan Bars Omit orange peel from filling; substitute chopped pecans for walnuts. Increase vanilla to 1-½ teaspoons. Omit orange peel from pastry; substitute ½ teaspoon vanilla. Omit glaze. While cookies are cooling, melt 1 square (1 oz) semisweet baking chocolate with ½ teaspoon vegetable oil in a small, heavy pan over low heat. Drizzle melted chocolate over baked cookies from the tip of a teaspoon. Cut into bars after chocolate sets.

Recipe By : the California Culinary Academy From:

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