Jans Butter Tart Squares Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• To Make Base: In a small mixer bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter or margarine and confectioners' sugar. Blend in flour. Pat into 9X9 inch square pan. Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes.
• To Make Filling: In a large bowl combine brown sugar, melted butter or margarine, beaten eggs, vinegar, vanilla, and raisins. Pour over base and bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, until set.

Steps:

• Filling: 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups brown sugar 1/2 cup oatmeal 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 cup raisins Crust: Cut butter into flour until crumbly.
• Press into 9x9" buttered pan.
• Bake at 350F for 15 minutes.
• Filling: Mix filling ingredients.
• Pour over partially baked crust and return to oven for 20 minutes.
• Cool before cutting.

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and line with parchment paper to overhang the sides.
• For the pastry: Add the flour, sugar and salt to a large bowl or the bowl of your food processor and mix/pulse to combine. Add the melted butter and mix until moist and crumbly. Transfer to your prepared pan and press into the bottom and about 1/2 centimeter (1/4 inch) up the sides.
• Dock the crust all over with a fork and bake for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, for the filling: Whisk together the sugar, corn syrup, maple syrup, eggs, melted butter, vinegar, vanilla extract and salt in a large bowl.
• Sprinkle the crust with the pecans and raisins and pour over the filling. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the filling is just set but still a bit wobbly.
• Cool to room temperature before removing from the pan and slicing into squares.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk 1 cup flour and white sugar together in a bowl; cut 1/2 cup cold butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender until crumbly. Press flour mixture evenly into the bottom of a 9-inch square cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove to cool slightly, leaving oven on.
• Whisk eggs and 2 tablespoons melted butter together in a bowl; whisk in brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, baking powder, and vanilla extract. Stir raisins and pecans into egg mixture; pour over the base.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top springs back when touched, about 20 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into squares.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Lingtly grease and line 8x8-inch baking dish with parchment paper, letting paper hang slightly over two sides of pan to use as handles for easy removal of squares.
• BASE: Cream butter and brown sugar until combined. Add flour and beat until mixture is a soft dough. Press dough evenly into bottom of prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• FILLING: Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in corn syrup, eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour and baking powder. Sprinkle raisins over baked pastry base. Pour filling over raisins.
• Bake 25 minutes or until filling is set. Cool. Loosen edges of pastry and remove from pan. Cut into squares.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter an 8 x 8 inch pan.
• Shortbread Base: In the bowl of your electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add the flour and salt and beat until the dough just comes together.
• Press onto the bottom of your greased pan and bake for about 20 to 25 minutes, or until pale golden in color.
• Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool while you make the filling.
• Filling: With a hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until incorporated.
• Then beat in the corn syrup and vanilla extract. Stir in the flour, salt, and baking powder.
• Sprinkle the raisins evenly over the baked shortbread base.
• Then pour the filling over the raisins and bake for about 20 - 25 minutes or until the filling is set.
• Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool. Serve at room temperature or chilled.

Steps:

• For base: Combine flour & sugar. Cut in butter until it resembles crumbs. Press mixture into a 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 325 f for 15 mintues.
• For filling: Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing each one in well. Add vanilla, baking powder and flour.
• Sprinkle raisins over cooled base. Spread filling over top and bake at 325 f for 25 - 30 minutes. Cool until set.
• Can be put into the fridge an hour before cutting into squares for easier slicing.
• 1 1/4 hours time allocated for this recipe includes prep time.