Adelaides Hermits Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Cover raisins with boiling water. Let stand for 5 minutes; drain and set aside. , Whisk together next 6 ingredients. In another bowl, combine molasses, butter, egg white and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in walnuts and raisins (batter will be wet)., Divide batter in half; spread each half (wetting hands, if necessary) into a 12x2-in. rectangle 2 in. apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until edges are lightly browned and set, 10-15 minutes., Transfer rectangles to a cutting board; with a serrated knife, cut diagonally into 1-1/2-in. bars. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees F.
• Grease 9 x 13 pan.
• Dust raisins and nuts in 1/4 cup flour.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add salt, eggs and molasses.
• Sift flour and the rest of the dry ingredients into creamed mixture and mix well.
• Add nuts and raisins and stir.
• Spread batter in pan.
• Bake 15-20 minutes.
• Cut into squares.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and shortening with brown sugar.
• Add eggs; mix well.
• Add dry ingredients alternating with buttermilk; mix well.
• Stir in raisins and nuts.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto baking sheet.
• Sprinkle with granulated sugar.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until golden in color.
• Cool on wire rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Dissolve baking soda in water and have ready.
• Cream butter and sugar until light.
• Add molasses, beaten egg and vanilla.
• Sift flour, spices and salt together.
• Add dry ingredients a little at a time alternating with the water mixture. I start with the liquid and end with the liquid.
• Fold in raisins.
• Bake in narrow strips, two inches wide, on ungreased cookie sheet for twelve to fifteen minutes at 375 degrees F.
• Lately I have been using the new space age cookie liners.
• Cook until stays softly firm when touched with finger tip. Cool on rack. Cut diagonally with pizza cutter.