Raisin Spice Bars

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour

  bleached flour toughens baked goods
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. sea salt
• 1/2 cup pecans

  or walnuts, finely diced (measure after chopping)
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 large egg

  beaten
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter

  softened
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp. lemon peel

  grated
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp. 2% milk

  or cream
• 1/2 cup additional raisins

  for decoration
• 1/4 cup pecans

  finely diced, to sprinkle on top of icing

Instructions

• 1 Combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, salt, raisins and pecans in a
  mixing bowl and stir to combine and separate the raisins and the pecans.
• 2 Set aside.
• 3 Beat or whisk egg in a separate mixing bowl.
• 4 Add sugar and sour cream and beat again.
• 5 Combine flour mixture with egg mixture.
• 6 Pour into a greased 9x13” baking dish.
• 7 Bake at 375° for about 40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out
  clean.
• 8 Cool completely.
• 9 Frost with Lemon Butter Icing.
• 10 Cut into bars to serve.
• 11 Blend butter and sugar in a medium mixing bowl with electric mixer.
• 12 Add lemon juice and peel, vanilla and cream.
• 13 Beat until smooth and of spreading consistency.
• 14 Ice cooled squares.
• 15 Sprinkle lightly with finely diced pecans
• 16 Decorate tops of bars with raisins, if desired.

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