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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Mango Mambo Triangles


Ingredients:
1/2 cup margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 pc. egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup cashew nuts, chopped

Filling:
3/4 cups mango jam
1/3 cup dried mangoes, chopped

Streusel crumbs:
1/2 cup margarine
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Procedure:
1. Pre-heat oven to 375F. Grease and line a 13" x 9" x 3" baking pan.
2. Cream margarine and sugar until light in color.
3. Add egg and fold in flour, baking soda, and salt.
4. Fold in cashew nuts.
5. Press dough mixture into prepared pan.
6. Bake for 30 minutes or until light brown.
7. Prepare streusel crumbs by cutting margarine into the flour, sugar, and cinnamon using a pastry cutter until mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
8. Spread mango jam evenly on the baked crust and sprinkle with chopped dried mangoes.
9. Top with streusel crumbs. Bake for 25-30 minutes until top turns golden brown.

Makes 36 triangles

Type: ovo-vegetarian

Cafe Bars


Ingredients:
1 cup margarine
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla
5 pcs egg
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3 tbsps instant coffee powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup coffee liquor

White frosting:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 1/2 tbsp coffee liquor

Procedure:
1. Pre-heat oven to 350F.
2. Grease and line a 13"x9"x3" baking pan.
3. In a sauce pan, melt margarine and stir in cocoa powder.
4. Remove from heat and add sugar, vanilla, and eggs.
5. Mix well.
6. Stir in flour, coffee powder and salt. Fold walnuts.
7. Pour into prepared pan.
8. Bake for 45-60 minutes.
9. Cool and brush with coffee liquor.
10. Drizzle with frosting.

Makes 24 bars

Type: ovo-vegetarian