Raspberry Bars

I LOVE raspberry bars. They have some delicious ones at Pret a Manger and I wanted to make some of my own. I was so excited when I found this recipe in a Taste of Home magazine. I altered it slightly by adding more nuts to the top, which I think added a good extra crunch, instead of the confectioners' sugar that the original recipe called for.

Ingredients:

1 1/3 cups of butter (a little less than three sticks), softened

3/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1 tsp grated lemon peel

2 1/4 cups ground almonds

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 cup seedless raspberry preserves

 

Cream butter and sugar in large bowl. Beat in egg and lemon peel.

In another bowl, mix flour, 2 cups ground almonds and cinnamon.

Gradually beat dry mixture into creamed mixture.

Press 2 cups of the dough into bottom of greased 13X9 pan.

Spread on raspberry preserves.

Crumble remaining dough onto preserves. (It is a bit wet to "crumble" so I just dropped pinchfuls). Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup or so ground almonds over top.

Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes or until light brown.

Cool and cut into bars. Enjoy!

Pizza Rolls

If you're looking for a quick, simple fun recipe for that's kid and adult friendly, this is it! There are only a few ingredients and it's so easy to make, you can get the kids involved. I found this recipe on Pinterest as a pepperoni recipe. I modified it slightly to a Hawaiian pizza. I also separated the rolls so they would turn out crispier.

(Sorry this picture hardly has any in it. We were so hungry I forgot to take a photo after they came out of the oven til they were half gone. :)

Ingredients:

3 cans (10 rolls each) of refrigerated buttermilk biscuits

Block of cheese (I used cheddar)

1 Beaten egg

Grated parmesan

Italian seasoning

Garlic powder

1 jar pizza or marinara sauce

Whatever other pizza toppings you'd like (I used ham and pineapple)

Preheat oven to 425

Start by using your fingers to flatten out the biscuits into small thin circles. Be careful not to spread them too thin so they break!

Cut the cheese into squares (I was in a hurry, so they're more like chunks). Put cheese and other pizza ingredients in middle of biscuit.

Wrap dough around ingredients, pinching it together. Make sure there are no holes and place, pinched side down, onto greased baking pan.

Mix beaten egg, Italian seasoning, garlic and Parmesan together. Brush lightly onto rolls, being sure to cover all sides. Do not let rolls touch. The sides that touch will not crisp properly.

 

Bake rolls at 425 for 18-20 minutes.

A couple of my rolls were not sealed well, and the cheese leaked out, as you see. So be careful! lol.

Serve with warm pizza or marinara sauce. Enjoy!