…my food blog is running my life. Here I am sicker than sick laying in bed and I’ll I can obsess about is that I am not going to meet my goal of 3 new things a week on my blog. If you are old like me you might remember the “Time to Make the Dough Nuts” commerical that Dunkin Dounuts had many years back. That is what I felt like. Getting out of bed with my head in the clouds trying to read the recipe “Must Make Something For Blog.” A little harder than I thought since I have not been grocery shopping in a few. I had apples though and I have not done much apples except for my caramel apple cake. I ran across a recipe on Canadian Living for apple and almond bars. I didn’t have a 9 X 13 inch pan since I had made brownies for my hubby and the pan was still occupied with those, so I had to make them in a 9 inch round. There was nothing bar like about these…they are definitely more cake than bar…..but tasty none the less. It also calls for almonds, since it is called apple and almond bars, but I chose to use walnuts(the rebel that I am). Since being sick my diet has gone down the drain. I happily ate my subject today.
Apple and Almond Bars(but mine were walnut)
2/3 cup Raisins
2/3 cup Water
1/3 cup Butter
1 cup Firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
1 Egg
1-1/2 cups All-purpose flour
1/2 tsp Each baking powder and soda
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Nutmeg
1/4 tsp Salt
1-1/4 cups Peeled, cored finely chopped apples
1/2 cup Chopped unblanched almonds
BROWN SUGAR ICING:
1/4 cup Firmly packed dark brown sugar
3 tbsp Butter
2 tbsp Milk
1/2 tsp Vanilla
1-1/2 cups Icing sugar
Preparation
Grease a 13- x 9-inch cake pan and dust with flour.
BARS: In small saucepan, combine raisins and water and bring to boil, uncovered. Remove from heat and, stirring periodically, let cool while preparing batter.
Cream butter with brown sugar until well blended; beat in vanilla and egg.
Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, spices and salt. Mix into creamed batter alternately with raisins and water, making 3 additions of dry and 2 of liquid. Stir in apples and nuts (batter will be thick). Spread evenly into pan.
Bake in 350°F oven for 25 minutes or until firm to touch.
BROWN SUGAR ICING: In small heavy saucepan, bring brown sugar, butter and milk to boil; remove from heat and beat in vanilla and icing sugar, adding about 1/2 cup at a time. Let cool slightly and spread over cooled cake.
Alternatively, sieve 1/4 cup icing sugar over cake.
Store in airtight container.
Source: Canadian Living.com
I can go back to bed now, knowing that I met my posting quota for the week 🙂
Lauren says
I want to eat this – I wouldn’t mind being sick so I could have some.
Tanna says
OMG, those look so incredibly eatable, stuff my tummy full. You really do Rock.
Obsessing & the guilt train hand in hand when you should be sipping chicken noodle soup. I can take care of the Apple Almond Bar or Triangles for you.
I really don’t understand how we can become so obsessed with this blog thing, I just know life seems to intrude way too often. Is it at all related to wanting another cookbook when the shelves are full as is the night stand?
Please do feel better soon and take care.
Kirsten says
Oh how funny!! I have been really sick all week and have a sinus infection…but still felt obsessed with continuing my blog posting with the same regularity – I mean after all, we musn’t disapoint readers, right? 🙂
Well, Baking Goddess, for being sick, that looks delicious! Feel better soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Noémie says
These apple and walnut bars looks for sure tasty! Hope you’ll feel better soon! But with these energetic bars, it shouldn’t be too long!
Michelle says
WOW, these look amazing! I hope you’re better soon!! 🙂
Joanne says
Looks good! I hope you didnt miss the Flames to bake!
rachel says
Feel better!
Lisa says
Although this looks like a winner – regardless of the nuts used – I want you to stay in bed and relax and sip tea laced with amaretto and honey and drink plenty of water and get under the covers and stay there, missie! At least until you feel better. We’ll always be here – we’re like bad pennies (but in a good way!!) so just concentrate on feeling better, ‘kay? 😀
peabody says
Joanne- No, I caught both the Flames and the Sabres game…so all it is good in the world 🙂
Wandering Coyote says
Good lord, girl – get some rest. The blogosphere will wait for you, trust me! This looks fabulous, BTW.
drea says
Bravo for your tenacity! I appreciate you updating so much because my favorite part of reading your blog are the nice close-up photos 😉 They are so tempting! I wish I could make myself devote some more time into making such yummy Peabody concoctions as you do.
Ivonne says
Admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery!
:o)
I love what you made!
Joe says
Hope you start to feel better soon! The bars(cake)look like they would make me get well quick!
julia says
this looks soo good!
hope you feel better soon…(another piece of this might help!) =)
Brilynn says
I think a bar this good could nurse anyone back to health!
Mary says
Calories consumed when you are sick don’t count. :)Hope you’re getting better.