Yield: 4 servings
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | Dried raisins |
| 1 cup | (packed) light or dark brown |
| Sugar | |
| 1 cup | Water or milk |
| ½ cup | Vegetable shortening or |
| Butter | |
| 1 teaspoon | Each ground cinnamon and |
| Ginger | |
| 2 cups | Sifted flour, resifted with |
| 1 teaspoon | Baking soda and 1/2 |
| Teaspoon | |
| Salt | |
| 1 cup | Walnuts, chopped |
Combine the raisins with sugar, water, shortening and spices and simmer for a minute. Cool to room temperature.
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Lightly grease a 9inch square baking pan. Combine cooled raisin mixture with flour and nuts. Transfer to baking pan and bake 1 hour or until a toothpick when inserted in the center comes out dry. Cool in pan and cut into squares.
Yield: 12 16 squares
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