[Home]  [GFCF Recipe Index]  [Frugal Food Storage]  [Biblical Womanhood]  [Archived Recipe Index]  [Links] [New Blog]  [Old Fashioned Education]  [Prairie Homemaker]  [My Mother's Blog] Maple Nut Bars 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted 2/3 cup maple syrup, see note below 2 medium eggs 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup whole wheat flour 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/3 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts In a 3-quart saucepan heat the butter over a medium flame until melted. Add the maple syrup while the butter melts. Remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool slightly. While the pan is cooling you can chop your nuts if necessary. I put mine in a plastic bread bag, cover the bag with a dishtowel and then bang them with a mallet or with my rolling pin. An iron skillet is good for crushing them into small bits too. Sometimes finely chopped nuts are cheaper per ounce than their larger siblings. Be sure to check unit prices to find the best bargain. When the butter and maple syrup are cool add the eggs. Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Add the salt, flour and baking soda. Stir until smooth. Lastly add the chopped nuts; stirring until they're evenly distributed. Turn the batter into a well oiled 8 or 9-inch square pan. Bake at 350° for about 30 minutes. The bars will be lightly browned and beginning to pull away from the sides of the pan. Cut into 16 bars and serve while still warm. These are also great the next day, after the flavors have had time to ripen. NOTE. If you don't want to use maple syrup then feel free to use another liquid sweetener of your choice. Honey is the most obvious choice, but Brown Rice Syrup & Barley Malt are good too. You might even try unsulfured molasses. This would give the finished bar a taffy/butterscotch flavor. Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 136 Calories; 8g Fat (52.3% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 15g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 42mg Cholesterol; 155mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates. [Home]  [GFCF Recipe Index]  [Frugal Food Storage]  [Biblical Womanhood]  [Archived Recipe Index]  [Links] [New Blog]  [Old Fashioned Education]  [Prairie Homemaker]  [My Mother's Blog] GFCF = Gluten Free & Casein Free The Christian Counter © FrugalAbundance 2007-2008  :-)  And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.  Use hospitality one to another without grudging.  As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.--1 Peter 4:8-10