Cashew Caramel Bars

Ingredients 

¾ cup sifted all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

1 egg

½ cup chopped cashews

½ cup packed brown sugar

½ cup white sugar

2 tablespoons butter, melted

1½ tablespoons light cream

1/3 cup chopped cashews

¼ cup brown sugar

How to Bake

1. In a large bowl, mix the eggs and both sugars together. Blend in the nuts.
2. Line an 8 x 7 baking pan with parchment paper. Preheat turbo broiler to 
    170°C. 
3. Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt. Add to egg mixture and blend 
    well. Press into the bottom of the lined pan. Bake for 18 minutes. 
4. While pastry bakes, mix ¼ cup of brown sugar, cream and cashews into 
    the melted butter.

5. Spread over baked pastry and place again in the turbo broiler for about 
    1 minute or until topping bubbles and becomes brown. Cut into bars while 
    warm. Let cool in pan.

NOTE:

>Light cream is cream that is 20% fat and 3% milk.

Chocolate Revel Bars

Ingredients

Oatmeal Mix

1½ cups quick cooking oats
1¼cups all-purpose flour        
½ teaspoon baking soda        
½ teaspoon salt        
½ cup butter, softened        
1 cup brown sugar        
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Mix

¾ cup sweetened condensed milk        
¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips (Hershey's)        
1 tablespoon butter    
¼ teaspoon salt        
¼ cup chopped cashew

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

How to Bake

1. In a large bowl, beat together ½ cup butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Mix in 
    eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla. In another bowl, combine oats, flour, baking 
    soda, and ½ teaspoon salt; stir into butter mixture. Set aside.

2. In a medium saucepan, heat sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chips, 
    1 tablespoon butter, and ¼ teaspoon salt over low heat, stirring until 
    smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in cashew nuts and 1 teaspoon vanilla.

3. Lightly grease or line with parchment paper a 7 × 8 inch baking pan.
4. Preheat turbo broiler to 170°C. 
5. Pat 2/3 of the oat mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Spread 
    chocolate mixture evenly over the top, and dot with remaining oat mixture.

6. Bake for 20 minutes in preheated turbo broiler. Let cool on a wire rack. Chill 
    then cut into bars.

TIP:

> 1 stick butter = 8 tbsp