Raisin Squares

Name: Raisin Squares
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup butter; 1 egg, beaten; 1 3/4 cups raisins; 2 tablespoons flour; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup boiling water

10 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter
1 egg, beaten
1 3/4 cups raisins
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup boiling water

Directions

1

Mix flour, baking powder and sugar; cut in butter as for pie pastry;
2

Add beaten egg.
3

Keep 1/2 the mixture to sprinkle on top and put remaining half in square cake pan and press down.
4

In a saucepan, mix raisins, flour, sugar and salt. Pour boiling water over all and cook over medium heat until thickened. Cool mixture to lukewarm.
5

Pour raisin mixture over the cooked mixture.
6

Sprinkle with reserved mixture and bake for 1/2 hour at 350.
7

Cut in squares while it is cooling.