Oma's Raisin Squares (Rosinenschnitten)
These Raisin Squares bring a warm, spicy fragrance to the kitchen. Love it with 'marzipan' icing! So goood!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup raisins
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons water
- 1 cup flour, all purpose
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1½ tablespoons lemon juice or 1 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 8x8-inch pan.
- 2
Put first 8 ingredients into large pot. Bring to boil, lower heat, and simmer gently for about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
- 3
Mix baking soda and 2 teaspoons of water in a small bowl. Stir into raisin mixture.
- 4
Let raisin mixture cool. I've placed the pot into cold water to speed this up.
- 5
Mix together flour and baking powder. Stir into raisin mixture. Mix well.
- 6
Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until set.
- 7
Let cool in pan on wire rack.
- 8
In mixing bowl, beat powdered sugar, butter, and lemon juice (or almond extract) until smooth, adding more juice (or water) until spreading consistency.
- 9
Spread over cooled raisin squares.