Pineapple-cashew bar
Chatelaine
* PLUS Baking Time: 30 minutes
Roberto Caruso
Ingredients
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1 1/4 cups
all-purpose
flour
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1/4 tsp
salt
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1/2 cup
unsalted
butter
, at room temperature
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1 cup
granulated sugar
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2 tsp
vanilla
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2
eggs
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1/2 cup
coarsely chopped toasted
cashews
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1 cup
finely chopped candied
pineapple
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1/2 cup
sweetened desiccated
coconut
Instructions
- PREHEAT oven to 350F. Lightly butter or spray an 8-in. square baking dish. In a small bowl, stir flour with salt. In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter with sugar for 1 min. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture. (If you don’t have a mixer, use a wooden spoon. Beat butter with sugar for 2 min. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture, pineapple and cashews into dough. Turn into prepared baking dish and smooth the top as best you can.
- BAKE in centre of oven until top is deep golden and bars come away from sides of pan, 30 to 35 min. Sprinkle with coconut for the last 10 min of baking. Remove dish to a rack to cool slightly.
- WHILE still warm, cut into 16 squares or 32 bars. Store in an airtight container between layers of waxed paper at room temperature. They will keep well for 3 days or freeze up to 2 months.
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