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Nut Bars
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Nut Bars

8 ingredients 1 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

639
Calories
14g
Protein
16g
Fat
108g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Meat not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ¼ cup boiling water
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup flour
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons English walnut meat, finely chopped
  • Halves of walnuts or almonds

Directions

1

Caramelize two tablespoons sugar, add butter and water, and boil two minutes. Remove from fire, add remaining sugar, flour mixed with salt, and walnut meat. Spread as Rolled Wafers, crease in two-inch squares, and decorate with nut meats. Bake in a slow oven, and remove from pan at once.

By Fannie Merritt Farmer · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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