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Grandma Rench’s Nut Bread-Phyllis Brocklehurst (Alex’s Grandma)

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chopped nuts
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup milk

Directions:

Mix dry ingredients together (sifting baking powder + flour). Beat egg and add milk. Pour into dry mixture and stir lightly, makes a thick batter. Bake about 1 hour with medium heat makes 1 loaf.

Oven 325-350

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Kneaders Christmas Nut Bars

Prepared by Guest Chef Tami Vincent
www.kneadersbakery.com

INGREDIENTS FOR CRUST

1 ½ cups all purpose flour
¾ cup powdered sugar
½ scant teaspoon salt
1 cube or ½ cup unsalted butter

  1. Combine flour, salt and powdered sugar in a medium  mixing bowl.
  2. Melt butter, then fold into dry mixture.  Mix until it resembles course bread crumbs.
  3. Spray 9 by 13 pan with pan release.
  4. Press dough into pan
  5. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until light golden brown.

INGREDIENTS FOR FILLING

½ cup light corn syrup
½ cube or 4 Tablespoons of unsalted butter
1 8 oz package butterscotch chips
3 cups mixed salted nuts with no peanuts
DO NOT CHOP NUTS

  1. Spread nuts evenly over the baked crust.  Make sure to get the nuts into the
    corners.
  2. Combine corn syrup and butter.  Heat slowly until butter is melted
  3. In a separate container using the microwave, slowly melt the butterscotch chips.  Heat 15 seconds at a time stirring after each heating.  It is very easy to scorch the chips, be sure to melt them slowly.
  4. Combine syrup and butterscotch mixture.  Stir with a wisk until thoroughly combined.5.  Working quickly,  pour butterscotch mixture evenly over the entire pan.  Be sure to get mixture into the corners.
  5. Immediately, bake for an additional 5 minutes at 350 degrees.
  6. Cool and cut into small pieces.   This is difficult to cut so use a sharp knife and take your time.