Chocolate Maple Bars Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the shortening, syrup and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in the eggs, milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Remove half the batter to another bowl., Combine melted chocolate and pecans; stir into 1 bowl of batter. Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Add coconut to remaining batter. Spread carefully over chocolate batter. , Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat butter until smooth. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar and cocoa. Gradually add syrup, beating until smooth. Fold in marshmallows. Frost bars.

Steps:

• For Maple Bars: In saucepan scald milk.
• Add shortening, sugar, salt and cinnamon.
• Dissolve and let cool to lukewarm.
• In large bowl dissolve 2 packages of yeast in water.
• Add beaten eggs and stir.
• Stir saucepan mix into yeast mixture.
• Gradually add flour.
• Knead.
• Let rise in bowl for an hour.
• Punch down and roll out to 1" thickness.
• Cut into squares and let rise again on lightly greased baking sheets.
• Bake at 425°F for 7-8 minutes or until light golden brown. Watch carefully.
• For Icing: In saucepan mix butter, brown sugar and milk.
• Bring to boil and simmer 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat and cool for 15 minutes.
• Add mapleine and then powdered sugar and blend well.
• Add more powdered sugar if needed.
• Spread on maple bars and enjoy.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Stir together flour, sugar, cocoa and salt in large bowl; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in 1 beaten egg. Press mixture evenly onto bottom of ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• Bake 25 minutes. Meanwhile, beat sweetened condensed milk, remaining 1 egg and flavoring in medium bowl; stir in pecan halves. Pour over prepared crust, distributing pecan halves evenly. Return to oven.
• Bake 25 minutes longer or until golden. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. Store tightly covered at room temperature. About 24 to 36 bars.

Steps:

• In a mixing bow, cream sugar and shortening. Add syrup and egg and beat well. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture. Add vanilla and mix well. Stir in oats and walnuts. Pour into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes. Cut into squares while warm. Cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat butter and vegetable shortening with brown sugar, egg, vanilla extract, and maple extract until smooth; stir in flour and salt. Lightly press the dough into a 10x15-inch baking dish.
• Bake until the crust is set and lightly browned, about 15 minutes.
• Melt chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Remove crust from oven and spread melted chocolate in a layer on top. Sprinkle with walnuts. Cut bars while still warm; let chocolate set, about 1 hour, before serving.