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Cranberry Orange Squares

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups whole barley flour
  • 3/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 1 can whole berry cranberry sauce
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1 1/2 cups sifted icing sugar
  • 2 Tbsp orange juice
  • 1 Tbsp grated orange rind

Directions

  1. Stir together dry ingredients, and then cut in butter until butter is in pea-size pieces. 
  2. Beat eggs, milk and extract together and add to flour mixture. 
  3. In a separate bowl, mix cranberry sauce and raisins. 
  4. Grease the bottom of a 13" x 9" (33 x 21cm) pan. 
  5. Spread half the dough mixture in pan. 
  6. Spread cranberry mixture evenly on top. 
  7. Drop remaining dough by small spoonfuls over entire surface (cranberry mixture will not be entirely covered by remaining dough). 
  8. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes in a 400F (200C) oven. Allow to cool slightly, and stir icing sugar, juice, and orange rind together in the meantime. 
  9. Drizzle glaze over top while square is slightly warm. 
  10. Cut into squares once it has cooled.
  
         

 
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