Orangeaniseseedsquares Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• *NOTE: The orange juice is my addition. You can add any proportion of milk and orange juice as long as the liquid equals 1 cup.
• Topping Number Two: To make the simple syrup, bring the water and sugar to the boil in a small saucepan. Boil for 2 minutes, then reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add the orange blossom water. Set aside.
• Cake: Grease and flour an 8" square baking pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter, sugar and eggs until fluffy.
• Add the flour, baking powder, salt, milk, orange juice, anise seeds and nutmeg. Beat on low speeds just until the dry ingredients are moistened. Next, beat on medium speed until fluffy and blended, about another minute.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake 30-35 minutes or until cake springs back when touched.
• Remove from oven and while still cake is still hot spread the orange marmalade on top for Topping Number One. For Topping Number Two, poke holes in the top of the cake all over with a toothpick. Pour the simple syrup over the top.
• Cut into squares. Delicious with coffee!

Steps:

• In bowl beat sugar and egg 3 minutes.
• Stir in flour oranges and nuts.
• Spread in greased pan.
• Bake in 350 degree oven 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown.
• While baking make your glaze.
• Stir all of glaze mixture together until smooth.
• While warm spread with glaze.
• Allow to cool.
• Cut into squares.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, almonds, 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, and 1 tsp orange zest.
• Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
• Press into bottom of a 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• Bake for 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, orange juice, and extract.
• Combine remaining 1/4 cup flour and baking powder and add to sugar mixture, whisking to combine.
• Pour over crust.
• Bake for 20 minutes, or until set.
• Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, if desired.
• Cut into squares to serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease 9-inch square cake pan.
• In medium saucepan over low heat, melt butter with chocolate.
• Pour into mixing bowl and cool 10 minutes.
• Add eggs, sugar and marmalade to chocolate mixture, whisking until smooth.
• Stir in vanilla, flour, baking powder and salt, just until flour is no longer visible.
• Pour into prepared cake pan and bake until surface is shiny, approximately 30 minutes.
• Cool completely.
• Glaze:.
• Melt butter with chocolate and add corn syrup.
• Stir until incorporated.
• Spread glaze on cake.
• Sprinkle with orange zest.
• Let cake sit until glaze is fairly firm.
• Cut into 3-inch squares or pieces of desired size.

Steps:

• Beat egg whites until stiff and set aside.
• Beat egg yolks and sugar.
• Add oil, milk and vanilla.
• Mix.
• Add dry ingredients.
• Mix.
• Fold in beaten egg whites.
• If adding the cherries or nuts they can be folded in now.
• Pour into greased and floured 9x13 cake pan.
• Bake at 325F 35-40 minutes ( until tester comes out clean).
• cool.
• Filling:.
• cream butter.
• Combine milk with custard powder and add to butter.
• Mix in icing sugar. ( add a bit more milk if you need to).
• Spread over cooled base.
• Let set in fridge for about 30 minutes then add glaze.
• Glaze:.
• Melt chocolate and butter ( I usually do this step in the microwave) and spread over filling.
• Refridgerate, then cut into squares.
• This Square can be frozen.
• Prep time is approximate.
• Enjoy.

Steps:

• Beat butter and cream cheese until light.
• Add icing sugar and egg.
• Beat until smooth.
• Add rind and vanilla.
• Stir.
• Mix in flour, salt, and chocolate chips.
• Put into greased 9x9 inch pan.
• Bake in 350 oven for 25-30 minutes.
• Cool.
• For icing, beat cream cheese with orange juice.
• Add icing sugar and beat.
• Add more icing sugar or more orange juice as needed for easy spreading.
• Spread over bars.
• Keep refrigerated.
• Cut while cool.
• Allow to come to room temperature before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray an 8-inch square baking dish with vegetable spray.
• Make squares: in a bowl and using a whisk or electric mixer, beat brown sugar, sugar, orange rind, orange juice, oil, egg and vanilla.
• In another bowl, stir together flour, cranberries, baking powder and cinnamon. With a wooden spoon, stir the mixture into the orange mixture until mixed. Spread into a prepared dish.
• Make topping: in a small bowl, stir together sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle the mixture over the squares.
• Bake in the centre of the oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until a tester inserted into the centre comes out dry.
• Let the dish cool on a wire rack.