Portuguese Walnut Squares Recipes

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar using electric mixer, if available.
• Add egg and beat well.
• Add vanilla, milk, and 2 Tbsp of port.
• Grind or grate, chop very fine, or whirl in blender 1 cup nuts.
• Place in mixing bowl.
• Add dry ingredients and stir.
• Fold in butter/egg mixture to make a batter; do not over-beat.
• Spoon into a lightly buttered and floured 9 inches square pan.
• Bake in moderate oven 350F 15-20 min or until cake tests done.
• As soon as the cake is removed from the oven, brush top with 2-3 Tbsp of port.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Mix well confectioners sugar, salt, 1 Tbsp softened butter, and 1 Tbsp of port, or enough to obtain a glaze of spreading consistancy. Tint a light pink with a little red food coloring.
• Spread cake with glaze.
• Sprinkle with chopped walnuts.
• Set until firm.
• Cut into 16 squares.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a medium bowl, combine the brown sugar, vanilla and egg substitute, beating until well blended.
• In a separate bowl sift together the flour, baking soda and salt.
• Add the dry mixture to the brown sugar mixture and stir just until incorporated and moist; don't over mix.
• Fold in walnuts; then spread into a greased 9" square pan.
• Bake in the preheated 350°F oven for 19 min; then cool in pan.
• Cut in squares to serve.
• Variation: swap out the walnuts for pecans instead.
• TIP: you may wish to chop the walnuts a little more finely if you have very young children, if choking may be an issue for them or refrain from giving them access to this treat entirely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees, grease well an 8" square pan.
• Beat egg until foamy, beat in brown sugar and vanilla.
• Sift together dry ingredients, mix into to egg mixture, stir in walnuts.
• Bake until the top has a dull crust about 25 minutes, cut into squares while warm, cool and then remove from the pan.
• Easily doubled, bake in a 9x13 pan.