Peach Nut Squares Recipes

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar and salt in bowl.
• Add butter till well blended.
• Press dough evenlty into a 15 x 10 x 1 inch jellyroll pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Combine next 4 ingredients, mix well. Pour peach mixture over hot crust, bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. When cool, cut into 3 x 2 inch bars. Dust with powder sugar.

Steps:

• In medium bowl mix 1 1/2 c boiling water and 1 1/2 tsp baking soda with the dates.
• Set aside to cool.
• Beat together margarine,1 c sugar and eggs in large bowl.
• To this add vanilla extract and date mixture.
• Add flour, 3/4 tsp baking soda and salt.
• Pour into greased and floured 13x9 pan.
• Sprinkle 1/4 c sugar, nuts and chocolate morsels on top.
• Bake @ 325 degrees 45 minutes.
• The difficult part: set aside until the next day to eat.

Steps:

• Prepare filling first:.
• Combine grated nuts, sugar, grated lemon rind, lemon juice and vanilla.
• Taste, and add more sugar if desired. Mixture should feel damp.
• Set aside.
• Place honey in squeeze bottle if you have one and if you don't have one just set honey to the side.
• Prepare dough:.
• Sift flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, baking soda and salt into mixing bowl.
• Cut in butter as for pie dough.
• Add egg, egg yolks, crumbled yeast and sour cream and blend well.
• Knead together well.
• Assembly:.
• Divide dough into four pieces.
• Roll between sheets of waxed paper to fit 9"x13"x2" baking pan.
• Place in greased pan.
• Now squeeze about 2 tablespoons of honey over the dough, as evenly as possible.
• Dump 1/3 of the nut mixture onto this and spread over the honey laced dough layer.
• Press down lightly with palm so nuts adhere to honey drizzled dough layer.
• Repeat with next layer.
• After nut mix is placed over third layer place last layer of dough over that.
• Put to the side to rest for one hour.
• It won't raise much.
• Bake in 350 degree F oven for about 45 minutes. Check after 35 minutes.
• When cool cut into squares or diamond shapes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F and butter an 8-inch square baking pan.
• Prepare topping:.
• Blend flour, brown sugar and cinnamon with fork or whisk.
• Add butter in small pieces and blend with fork or fingers until mixture is crumbly. Stir in almonds and set aside.
• Make Filling:.
• Peel and cut peaches into bite-sized pieces.
• Put in bowl and toss with raspberries and vanilla extract.
• Sprinkle sugar and flour over mixture and toss gently until everything is well blended. Pour and spread evenly in prepared pan.
• Make Batter:.
• Blend flour, sugar, baking soda and salt with whisk. Add buttermilk and melted butter and gently stir with large wooden spoon or spatula until flour mixture just disappears.
• Pour and spread over fruit.
• Sprinkle topping over batter.
• Bake at 25-30 minutes or until filling is bubbly and top is light golden brown.
• Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Line 13x9-inch baking pan with aluminum foil, allowing excess to overhang pan edges. Spray pan with cooking spray.
• Process flour, 11/4 cups almonds, granulated sugar, 1/3 cup brown sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in food processor until combined, about 5 seconds.
• Add butter and pulse mixture until it resembles coarse meal (some pea-sized pieces of butter will remain), about twenty 1-second pulses.
• Transfer 1/2 cup flour mixture to small bowl and set aside.
• Press remaining flour mixture firmly and evenly into bottom of prepared baking pan. Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, toss remaining 1 tablespoon brown sugar with reserved flour mixture. Set aside.
• While crust is baking, remove blade from food processor and wipe out workbowl. Pulse peaches and preserves in food processor until mixture has 1/4-inch chunks, about five 1-second pulses (if larger chunks remain, scrape down sides and pulse 2 more times).
• Cook peach mixture in large nonstick skillet over high heat until thickened and jam-like, about 10 minutes.
• Off heat, add pinch salt, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Pour mixture over hot crust.
• Using fingers, pinch reserved flour mixture to create dime-sized clumps and sprinkle over peaches.
• Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup almonds over top and bake until almonds are golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• Cool to room temperature, at least 2 hours. Using foil overhang, lift from pan and cut into 24 squares. Squares are best served on day they are baked because the crust can become soggy with time.
• To Reheat.
• To revive, simply place leftover squares side by side (with no spaces in between the squares) on a baking sheet and heat in a 350°F oven until the bottoms are crisp, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow to cool back to room temperature before eating.