Hermits

Name: Hermits
Yield: Makes 30 bars
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1½ teaspoons (3 X 2.5 ml spoon) baking powder; 1 teaspoon (5 ml spoon) ground cinnamon; 4 oz (100 g) plain flour; ¼ teaspoon (1.25 ml spoon) ground cloves; ¼ teaspoon (1.25 ml spoon) ground allspice; ¼ teaspoon (1.25 ml spoon) ground nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon (1.25 ml spoon) ground mace; 3 oz (75 g) caster sugar; 2 eggs; 8 oz (225 g) raisins; 4½ oz (115 g) butter; 2 oz (50 g) chopped walnuts; 2 oz (50 g) icing sugar; 4 fl oz (110 ml) black treacle or molasses; 1½ teaspoons (3 X 2.5 ml spoon) lemon juice

Preparation info

Makes
30
bars

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cooking of the USA

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1993

About

New England cooks loved giving their cakes and biscuits amusing names. Perhaps the dark colour of these spicy bars reminded them of a hermit’s cave! They are perfect to include in lunch boxes and picnic baskets.

Ingredients

4 oz (100 g) plain flour
1½ teaspoons (3 X 2.5

Americas
United States
Dessert
Vegetarian
New England

Method

Preheat the oven. Line the bottom of a 13 X 9-inch (33 X 23 cm) swiss roll tin with greased gr