Frosted orange spice bars

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
6ouncesFrozen orange juice concentrate
½cupRolled oats
½cupRaisins or mixed candied fruit
½cupChopped walnuts
½cupShortening
½cupSugar
½cupMolasses
1Whole egg
2cupsSifted all-purpose flour
¼teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonBaking soda
1teaspoonGinger
1teaspoonCinnamon
tablespoonOrange juice
cupSifted confectioners sugar

Directions

BARS

ICING

Bars: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine orange juice concentrate, oats, fruit and nuts; set aside. Cream together shortening and sugar; beat in molasses and egg. Set aside. Sift together flour, salt, soda and spices.

Stir into molasses mixture. Add fruit mixture. Blend well. Spread evenly into a greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Bake for 40 minutes. Cool on rack.

Icing: Frost with icing made by beating orange juice gradually into confectioners sugar. Cut into 36 bars.

Recipe by: diane@...

Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 299 by "Diane Geary" <diane@...> on Nov 23, 1997