Chocolate Raisin Bars

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Title: CHOCOLATE RAISIN BARS
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 20 servings

1 3/4 c All-purpose flour
1 pn Salt
8 t Potato flour
3/4 c Butter
1/3 c Raisins; chopped
8 oz Semisweet chocolate pieces
1/4 c Vanilla sugar

Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C). Sift all-purpose flour, salt, potato flour
and vanilla sugar into a medium-size bowl. Cut in butter until mixture
forms coarse crumbs; mix in raisins. Mix together to form a soft dough.
Roll out dough on a floured surface to a rectangle slightly smaller than
an 11" x 7" baking pan. Place rolled-out dough in pan; press to fit.
Smooth top; prick well. Bake about 25 minutes or until very lightly
browned. Cool a few minutes. Using a sharp knife, mark through surface
of mixture with lines to use as a guide for cutting. Let cool in pan.
Cut mixture in 20 squares; remove from pan. Place chocolate in a small
bowl over a pan of gently simmering water; stir until melted and smooth.
Line a baking sheet with foil. Dip bars in chocolate, coating evenly;
lift out with a fork and tap gently on side of bowl to remove excess
chocolate. Place on foil. Place baking sheet in a cool place until
chocolate sets. If desired, any remaining chocolate can be piped over
bars for decoration. Source: "The Book of Cookies" by Pat Alburey, HP
Books.

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