Flaky Pineapple Bars Recipe Foodcom

ELSIE'S PINEAPPLE OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• For the filling, combine the sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan and mix well. Add the pineapple and its juice, and cook over medium heat until thickened, stirring constantly. Cool.
• For the crust, combine oatmeal, salt, brown sugar, flour, and baking powder together. work in butter until mixture is uniform.
• Reserve 1 1/4 cup of crumb mixture, and press the rest into an ungreased 9 x 13 pan, working up edges just slightly to help hold filling off of the edge of the pan.
• Pour filling over oatmeal mixture and spread evenly.
• Sprinkle reserved crumbs evenly over filling.
• Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. cool and cut into bars.

PINEAPPLE BARS

Steps:

• Pineapple Filling:
• Mix 1 cup crushed pineapple and juice (8 1/4-ounce can), 1 cup sugar, 2 1/2 Tablespoons cornstarch, 1 Tablespoon butter, and 1 cup water in saucepan.
• Cook until thickened, cool.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Cream together shortening and sugar thoroughly.
• Stir in flour, baking soda and salt.
• Mix in rolled oats.
• Press and flatten half of the mixture over bottom of a 13 x 9 1/2 x 2 inch greased pan.
• Spread with cooled filling.
• Top with remaining crumb mixture, patting lightly.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• While warm cut into bars and remove from pan.

PINEAPPLE CRUMBLE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In medium bowl combine all crust ingredients.
• Beat at low speed until mixture is crumbly (2 to 3 minutes). Reserve 1 cup.
• Press remaining crumb mixture on bottom of greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• Bake for 14 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in 2 quart saucepan stir together sugar and cornstarch.
• Add pineapple and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened (4 to 5 minutes). (Mixture will be very thick.) Spoon filling over baked crust; sprinkle with reserved crumbs.
• Top with almonds.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

CHERRY PINEAPPLE BARS

Steps:

• combine flour brown sugar and salt
• cut in butter
• set aside 1 cup mixture.
• press crumb mixture.
• bake in 350 degree oven for 15 minutes
• cool slightly
• in saucepan sugar and cornstarch
• stir in undrained pinneapple and egg yolks
• cook over medium heat stirring constantly til mixture constantly and bubbles
• remove from heat
• stir in cherries
• spread evenly over baked layer
• sprinkle on reserved crumb miture
• baked in 350 oven for 30 minutes more (this seems a long time to me ).
• cool before cutting into bars
• makes 2 1/2 dozen bars.

PINEAPPLE-NUT BARS

Steps:

• MIX: sugar and butter; ADD eggs, one at a time: beat well after each.
• ADD: flour; baking soda; salt, mix well.
• ADD pineapple and nuts.
• Mix well.
• Spray 9x13 pan, bake 350°F degrees, 45 minutes or golden brown.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• Cool, cut into bars.

PINEAPPLE COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; lightly grease a 13x9-inch baking pan.
• In large bowl, combine 2 1/2 cups flour, coconut, brown sugar, and baking soda.
• Using a pastry blender, cut in 1/2 cup butter until mixture is crumbly.
• Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture for topping.
• Press remaining crumb mixture evenly into bottom of prepared pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat remaining 1/2 cup butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Gradually beat in remaining 1 cup flour.
• Stir in pineapple.
• Spread mixture evenly over baked layer.
• Sprinkle evenly with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Let cool completely before cutting into squares.
• Garnish with toasted flaked coconut, if desired.