Raisin Squares Italian Bakery Style
This recipe comes from a local Italian bakery shop. They are made with raisin filling or canned apple pie filling also. Give them a try.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1cup lard, room temperature
- 3 1⁄2cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2cup granulated sugar
- 1teaspoon salt
- 3teaspoons baking powder
- 1large whole egg
- 1teaspoon vanilla
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Filling
- 3cups boiling water
- 3 1⁄2
- 1cup granulated sugar
- 4tablespoons flour
- 1⁄2teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4
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DIRECTIONS
- Wash raisins.
- Add to the boiling water on low heat in saucepot.
- Add remaining filling ingredients, salt, sugar, flour, juice, and cook just until thick.
- Remove from heat and let cool well.
- Crust:
- Mix egg with vanilla and add enough cream or whole milk to make one cup of liquid.
- Combine remaining ingredients flour, sugar, salt, and lard and lifting to air and rub to make a coarse pea size crumb.
- Add in liquid and just combine to make a ball of pastry.
- Divide pastry into two .
- Dust a board with the flour for rolling and roll one section to fit a 17 x 14 sided ungreased cookie sheet.
- Spread on cooled raisin filling, or canned apple filling.
- Roll second half of dough, and place nicely on the top, sealing edges.
- Prick all over top with a fork and brush with more cream.
- Sprinkle with granulated fine or coarse sugar over evenly.
- Bake 350° for 25 minutes until golden.
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