Subject: RECIPE: Nanaimo bars II
From: [email-masked] (Steve Sutphen)
Date: 20 Mar 87 03:53:54 GMT
Newsgroups: mod.recipes

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.RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE NANAIMO-BARS-2 D "11 Jan 87" 1987
.RZ "NAINAIMO BARS II" "No-bake 3-layer (chocolate covered) bars"
Nanaimo bars are a traditional Canadian dessert, though nobody is certain
where the tradition came from. Laura Secord is a Canadian candy company;
their cook book says this about the origin of these fattening delicacies:
.br
``A version of these no-bake bars developed in the Canadian kitchens of
a well-known food company, was christened by them "Nanaimo bars" after
the city of that name on Vancouver Island.  Nanaimo (from sne-ny-mo, a 
local Indian term for a loose confederation of five bands) started as 
a Hudson Bay Trading Post in 1849.''
.IH "Makes 20"
.SH		CRUST
.IG "\(12 cup" "butter" "120 g"
.IG "\(14 cup" "granulated sugar" "50 g"
.IG "5 Tbsp" "cocoa" "40 g"
.IG "1" "egg"
.IG "1 tsp" "vanilla" "5 ml"
.IG "1 2/3 cups" "fine Graham wafer crumbs" "150 g"
.IG "1 cup" "desiccated coconut" "75 g"
.IG "\(12 cup" "chopped walnuts" "60 g"
.SH		CREAMY CENTER
.IG "\(14 cup" "butter" "50 g"
.IG "2 cups" "sifted icing sugar" "250 g"
.IG "1" "egg"
.SH		CHOCOLATE TOPPING
.IG "4 oz" "semi-sweet chocolate" "120 g"
.IG "1 Tbsp" "butter" "15 g"
.PH "(CRUST)"
.SK 1
Grease a 
.AB "9-inch" "22-cm"
square cake pan.
.SK 2
In a sauce pan combine the butter, sugar, cocoa, egg, and vanilla.
Cook over medium heat stirring constantly, until smooth and slightly
thickened.
.SK 3
Stir in the remaining crust ingredients and press into prepared pan.
.SK 4
Make the creamy center:
cream the butter and gradually beat in icing sugar and egg. Spread
over crumb mixture and chill for about 15 minutes.
.SK 5
Make the chocolate topping:
melt the chocolate and butter together over hot water or in a
microwave, being careful not to burn. Spread on top of the previous
parts.
.SK 6
Chill until set. Cut into squares with a sharp knife.
.SH RATING
.I Difficulty:
Easy.
.I Time:
1 hour preparation, several hours chilling.
.I Precision:
Approximate measurement OK.
.WR
Steven Sutphen
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
[email-masked]