Sugar Crusted Raisin Bars 1969

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup raisins
• 1 large egg
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup melted  margarine, solid type
• 1 1/8 cups pastry flour or 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

1. 1

   Heat oven 350 degrees.

2. 2

   Grease 8 inch baking pan and line if desired with buttered parchment.

3. 3

   Rinse raisins well, and then drain.

4. 4

   Beat egg , stir in the sugar, vanilla, and melted margarine.

5. 5

   Add sifted dry ingredients and then stir in the raisins.

6. 6

   Spread into prepared pan.

7. 7

   Mix the sugar and cinnamon together, and sprinkle over batter evenly.

8. 8

   Bake for 22- to 25 minutes in moderate oven, until tester comes away clean.

9. 9

   Cool in pan.

10. 10

    Cut into 24 bars.