INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 275 degrees. Thoroughly butter a 9- by 13-inch baking
pan with 2-inch sides and line the base with parchment paper. In a large
bowl, combine the brown sugar, oats, flour, baking powder, and salt. Toss
together with your hands, then add the melted butter and continue working
with your hands until the mixture is crumbly. Pat the crust mixture evenly
over the base of the pan and bake for 10 minutes. Cool on a rack. In a
large mixing bowl, combine the oats, coconut, almonds, pepitas, and sesame
seeds, and set aside. In a medium heavy saucepan, combine the honey, brown
sugar, and butter. Over medium heat, stir together until the butter is
melted. Pour the butter mixture over the dry ingredients and stir until
evenly combined. Spread this topping over the crust base and return to a
275 degree oven for about 20 minutes, or until the center is lightly
browned and puffy. Cool completely. Cut across the pan lengthwise to
separate into 2 long, thin sections, then cut each one into 5 equal bars,
approximately 5- by 2-inches. Trim the edges to make them even. In the top
of a double boiler, combine the chocolate and the clarified butter. Over
gently simmering water, melt the chocolate, stirring. Dip the tops of the
bars into the melted chocolate mixture and immediately sprinkle with one or
more of the following: flaked coconut, pepitas, sesame seeds, and toasted
almonds. Allow the chocolate topping to harden before serving. This recipe
yields 10 bars.
Comments: To toast almonds and pepitas, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Spread the nuts on a cookie sheet and toast in the oven until golden, about
15 minutes. Set aside to cool. To clarify butter: Melt 1/2 cup butter in a
heavy saucepan over medium heat. Simmer until the butter foams, then skim
and discard the white froth that forms at the top. Carefully pour the
remaining butter through a double thickness of damp cheesecloth, leaving
the white sediment at the bottom of the pan.
Recipe Source: TOO HOT TAMALES with Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken
From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # TH-6212 broadcast 04-02-1997) Downloaded
from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com
Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - jpmd44a@prodigy.com
~or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net
04-16-1997
Recipe by: Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken
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