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NANAIMO-BARS-1(D) USENET Cookbook NANAIMO-BARS-1(D)
NANAIMO BARS I
NANAIMO-BARS-1 - A Favorite Canadian sweet
This comes from a page in an obscure magazine called some-
thing like Canadian Homemaker, by way of a Canadian friend,
Steve Deering. This is a traditional Canadian sweet, much
loved and admired. The origin of the recipe seems to be lost
in the mists of time, though everyone seems to agree that it
comes from the town of Nanaimo, in British Columbia.
INGREDIENTS (2 dozen)
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
4 Tbsp cocoa
2 cups Graham wafer crumbs
1 cup coconut
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/4 cup butter
3 Tbsp milk
2 Tbsp vanilla custard powder (or pudding powder)
2 cups sifted icing sugar
4 squares semisweet chocolate
1 tsp butter
PROCEDURE
(1) Mix the 1/2 cup butter, white sugar, egg, and
cocoa. Set over boiling water and stir until mix-
ture resembles a custard.
(2) Combine crumbs, coconut, and nuts. Combine with
the butter/sugar mixture, blending well. Spread
and press tightly into a 9x9 inch pan.
(3) Cream the 1/4 cup butter, milk, custard powder,
and icing sugar. Spread over mixture in pan.
Melt the chocolate over hot water; add butter and
blend well. Spread over the icing. Let set.
Chill and keep refrigerated.
RATING
Difficulty: easy. Time: 20 minutes preparation, several
hours chilling. Precision: measure the ingredients.
CONTRIBUTOR
Barry Hayes
Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
bhayes@glacier.stanford.edu decwrl!glacier.stanford.edu!bhayes