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Peanut and Sesame Bars Recipe
Peanut and Sesame Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup (250 mL) all-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp (45 mL) vanilla sugar or granulated sugar
- Pinch salt
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) chilled unsalted butter, diced
- Topping:
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) corn syrup
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) dark rum
- 1 cup (250 mL) packed dark brown sugar
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp (5 mL) ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) cinnamon
- Generous pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 cup (250 mL) whole salted roasted peanuts
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped salted roasted peanuts
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) toasted white sesame seeds
Preparation
Line bottom and sides of 8-inch/20 cm square baking pan with parchment paper.
In food processor, pulse together flour, vanilla sugar and salt; add butter and pulse until in texture of slightly coarse meal. Press evenly onto bottom of prepared pan; bake in centre of 350F/180C oven until set and light golden, about 18 minutes. Remove from oven; let cool on rack.
Topping: Whisk together eggs, corn syrup and rum; whisk in sugar, flour, ginger, cinnamon and cayenne. Stir in whole and chopped peanuts and sesame seeds. Spread over baked base in pan; bake in centre of 375F/190C oven until centre is slightly jiggly but softly set, about 22 to 25 minutes.
Transfer to rack; let cool completely. Remove from pan and cut into 1-1/2-inch/4 cm squares.
Makes 36 bars.
- Serving(s)
- 36 bars
| Per bar: about | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 118 |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Fat (total) | 7 g |
| Sat. Fat | 2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 13 g |
| Fibre | 1 g |
| Cholesterol | 17 mg |
| Sodium | 35 mg |
| Calcium | 1 % RDI |
| Iron | 4 % RDI |
| Vitamin A | 3 % RDI |
| Folate | 8 % RDI |
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Source
Homemakers Magazine: December/January 2009
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