Verjuice Dessert Bars Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking pan well.
• Whisk together 2 cups flour, 1 cup confectioners' sugar and salt in a medium bowl. Add the melted butter and stir until mixture has an even texture. Transfer to the pan and pat out to even thickness. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 300 degrees. Whisk together eggs and granulated sugar until well combined. Add the remaining 1/3 cup flour and the verjuice, and stir well. Pour over shortbread and bake until just set, about 30 minutes.
• Allow to cool completely in pan, then cut into 24 bars. Sieve the remaining 3 tablespoons of confectioners' sugar over the top before serving. These bars will keep, covered and refrigerated, for about 3 days.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch-square baking pan, dust lightly with flour and knock out excess.
• Sift together 1 1/2 cups flour, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, combine milk and 2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses.
• In a large bowl, cream together stick of butter and 3/4 cup granulated sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each until well combined.
• Add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with milk mixture. (Begin and end with flour, and mix after each addition until just combined.)
• Pour batter into pan and bake until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 to 40 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edges, turn cake out onto a rack, and then turn right side up again.
• Whisk together confectioners' sugar, cream, and 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses. Brush glaze over cake, letting it drip down sides.
• In a small, preferably nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, combine nuts, 1 teaspoon pomegranate molasses and 4 teaspoons sugar. Stir constantly and watch carefully until sugar melts and coats nuts, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle over top of cake.