Side Pannel
Pineapple Bars
Ingredients List
- 8 oz Crushed pineapple in juice
- 3/4 c Sugar
- 1 tb Flour; PLUS
- 3/4 c Flour
- 2 Eggs
- 1/2 ts Baking powder
- 1/2 ts Salt
- 1 c Rolled oats
- 1/2 c Brown sugar; packed
- 1/2 c Margarine; melted
- 1/2 c Sliced natural almonds;
- -toasted *
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine undrained pineapple, 1/4 cup sugar and
1 tablespoon flour in saucepan; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is
thickened and clear. Lightly beat 1 egg; stir part of hot mixture into it,
then mix back into remaining hot mixture in saucepan. Cook, stirring, 2
minutes longer. Set aside. Mix 3/4 cup flour with baking powder, salt,
oats, brown sugar and 1/4 cup margarine. Press into buttered 8-inch square
baking pan; bake 10 minutes. Mix remaining 1/4 cup melted margarine,
remaining egg and remaining 1/2 cup sugar with toasted almonds. Spread
pineapple filling evenly over baked crust; spoon almond mixture over the
top. Bake at 375 degrees, 30 minutes longer. Cool and cut into bars.
Servings: 16 bars
* To toast almonds, spread in an ungreased baking pan. Place in 350 degree
oven and bake 5 to 10 minutes or until almonds are light brown; stir once
or twice to assure even browning. Note that almonds will continue to brown
slightly after removing from oven.
(PER PORTION : 178 Calories; 6.85 g Fat; 26.6 mg Cholesterol; 158 mg
Sodium; 27.1 g Carbohydrate; 1.22 g Fiber; 2.94 g Protein.)
1 tablespoon flour in saucepan; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is
thickened and clear. Lightly beat 1 egg; stir part of hot mixture into it,
then mix back into remaining hot mixture in saucepan. Cook, stirring, 2
minutes longer. Set aside. Mix 3/4 cup flour with baking powder, salt,
oats, brown sugar and 1/4 cup margarine. Press into buttered 8-inch square
baking pan; bake 10 minutes. Mix remaining 1/4 cup melted margarine,
remaining egg and remaining 1/2 cup sugar with toasted almonds. Spread
pineapple filling evenly over baked crust; spoon almond mixture over the
top. Bake at 375 degrees, 30 minutes longer. Cool and cut into bars.
Servings: 16 bars
* To toast almonds, spread in an ungreased baking pan. Place in 350 degree
oven and bake 5 to 10 minutes or until almonds are light brown; stir once
or twice to assure even browning. Note that almonds will continue to brown
slightly after removing from oven.
(PER PORTION : 178 Calories; 6.85 g Fat; 26.6 mg Cholesterol; 158 mg
Sodium; 27.1 g Carbohydrate; 1.22 g Fiber; 2.94 g Protein.)
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