Recipe - Carrot Raisin Bars

One half cup Butter
One half cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Lemon juice
2 tablespoon Flour
One half teaspoon Baking powder
1 D Salt
1 cup Flour

TOP
2 Eggs
1 cup Carrots; grated
1 cup Brown sugar; packed
1 One half cup Raisins
One half cup Nuts; chopped

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cream together the butter and sugar. Add the
flour and mix well. Form into a ball, then press it down into a uniform
layer in a 8inch square baking pan. Bake until golden brown (about 15
minutes).

Combine ingredients for top layer, mixing well. When bottom layer is done,
pour on top and spread evenly. Bake for 25 minutes.

NOTES:

* Chewy carrot raisin and nut bars This is from "The Carrot Cookbook,"
by Audra and Jack Hendrickson. As they say, this recipe is betacarotene
rich. In any case, they are a tasty treat. Serves 46.

* Ships well for gifts and the like. Doesn't easily break or dry out.
Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #899 by Carol & Bob Floyd
c.floyd@arnprior.com on Nov 10, 1997