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Recipe for "carrot-bars"

NAME

     CARROT-BARS - Chewy carrot raisin and nut bars
     This is from The Carrot Cookbook, by  Audra  and  Jack  Hen-
     drickson.   As  they say, this recipe is beta-carotene rich.
     In any case, they are a tasty treat.
          BOTTOM LAYER

INGREDIENTS (Serves 4-6)

     120 g     butter
     100 g     sugar
     100 g     flour
          TOP LAYER
     2         eggs
     100 g     grated carrots
     200 g     brown sugar, packed
     250 g     raisins
     50 g      chopped nuts
     5 ml      lemon juice
     30 ml     flour
     2.5 ml    baking powder
     dash      salt

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Preheat oven to 200 deg. C.   Cream  together  the
               butter and sugar.
          (2)  Add the flour and mix well.   Form  into  a  ball,
               then press it down into a uniform layer in a 20-cm
               square baking pan.
          (3)  Bake until golden brown (about 15 minutes).
          (4)  Combine ingredients for top  layer,  mixing  well.
               When  bottom layer is done, pour on top and spread
               evenly.
          (5)  Bake for 25 minutes.

NOTES

     Ships well for gifts and the like.  Doesn't easily break  or
     dry out.

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time: 10 minutes preparation, 40  minutes
     baking.  Precision: Approximate measurement OK.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Nicholas Horton
     Reed College, Portland, Oregon, USA
     tektronix!reed!horton