Chock-Full Blondie Squares

Name: Chock-Full Blondie Squares
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking soda; 227 grams fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened; preferably 60 to 70% cacao), coarsely chopped; 142 grams cup dried tart cherries; 1 teaspoons cinnamon; 142 grams cup dried cranberries; 3 larges eggs; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 142 grams cup golden raisins; 1 teaspoon salt; 473 milliliters sugar; 237 milliliters sticks unsalted butter, melted and cooled; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 237 milliliters boiling-hot water; 237 milliliters whole almonds with skins (6 oz), toasted and very coarsely chopped

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Chock-Full Blondie Squares a try. This recipe serves 12. One serving contains 634 calories, 8g of protein, and 30g of fat. A mixture of golden raisins, flour, tart cherries, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours.

Instructions

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325°F. Butter and flour baking pan, knocking out excess flour.

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Pour boiling-hot water over dried fruit in a small bowl and soak 20 minutes, then drain well in a sieve.

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Dried Fruit

Water

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Stir together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in another bowl.

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Cinnamon

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Beat together melted butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until creamy, about 1 minute. Reduce speed to low, then add flour mixture and mix until just combined.

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Mix in dried fruit, almonds, and chocolate.

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Spread batter evenly in baking pan and bake until golden brown and a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a rack. Run a thin knife around edges of pan to loosen blondie, then cut blondie into roughly 3-inch squares.

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