Apple mincemeat fingers
1 batch
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | All-purpose flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | teaspoon | Nutmeg |
| 2 | cups | Rolled oats |
| 1 | cup | Brown sugar packed |
| 1 | Square unsweetened chocolate | |
| Melted | ||
| 2 | tablespoons | Soft butter |
| 1½ | tablespoon | Milk |
| 1 | cup | Butter |
| 3 | cups | Apples peeled & chopped |
| 1 | cup | Mincemeat |
| 1 | cup | Nuts chopped |
| ½ | cup | White sugar |
| 1 | cup | Icing sugar, sifted |
| 1 | pinch | Salt |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Vanilla or 1 tb rum. |
Directions
CHOCOLATE GLAZE
Sift together flour, soda, salt & nutmeg. Add the oats, brown sugar & butter. Mix until grainy. Put ½ mixture in greased pans (two square pans) Spread apples on top then mincemeat. Dot the whole with 3 tb.
butter. Cover with rest of mixture, then remaining nuts and sugar.
Bake at 300 for 1 hr. and 15 minutes. If used, spread glaze while warm.
Origin: Mme Benoit, one of Quebec's popular chefs. Mme Benoit is not known for low-fat recipes. I would make this for Christmas. A great way to use extra mincemeat.
Posted by Florence Thompson
Submitted By FLORENCE THOMPSON On 11-29-94