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Our 3rd recipe from Baking Day with Anna Olson can be found on page 169; Cinnamon Apple Raisin Bars.
I made some modifications to the recipe that gave these bars some added flavour punch.
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Ingredients
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Adjustments to RecipeĀ
- added 30ml honey
- added 55ml apple syrup
- added 70g dried apple
- added 50g pecans
- reduced raisins to 80g
I really wanted the apple flavour to shine in this recipe. Adding dried apple as well as apple syrup intensified the flavour.
I heated the maple and apple syrup to just before boiling and added to the raisins and dried apples. I let mixture sit for 1 hour to absorb all the liquid.
Preparing to Bake
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- Ensure you leave an overhang with parchment paper, this allows you to easily lift bars out of pan
- I used plastic wrap sprayed with baking spray to push bars down and get an even layer
The Results
My rating of this recipe is 3 out of 5. Now this could just be because of preference. I prefer an oat bar that is chewy and crisp. This bar is more like a really dense cake-like granola bar.
I actually cut the bars and baked them again for about 15min. This helped a little, to get a crispier texture.
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