Raisin Newtons

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>

> Raisin Newtons

> From Vegetarian Times, December 2000

>

> Makes 2 1/2 dozen

>

> 1 1/2 cup raisins

> 2/3 cup orange juice

> 2 tbsp. vanilla extract

> 1 1/4 cups pecans and (8 oz.; whole or halves)

> 1/2 cup rice flour

> 1/2 cup oat flour

> 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

> pinch salt

> 1/4 cup vegetable oil

> 1/4 cup pure maple syrup

> 2 tablespoons grated orange peel

>

> 1. In small bowl, combine raisins, orange juice and

> one tablespoon vanilla;

> let stand 30 minutes.

>

> 2. Preheat oven to 350° F. Spread 1 1/4 cups pecans

> on baking sheets and

> bake until lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove

> from oven, chop 3/4 cup

> pecans; set aside. Place remaining 1/2 cup pecans

> and

> food processor and

> finely grind. Add rice flour, oat flour, cinnamon

> and

> salt and process until

> well blended, occasionally scraping sides of bowl

> with rubber spatula.

> Transfer mixture to large bowl.

>

> 3. In medium bowl, mix oil, maple syrup and

> remaining

> 1 tablespoon vanilla.

> Add to flour mixture and mix just until blended.

>

> 4. Drain raisins and puree in food processor or

> blender. Transfer to small

> bowl and stir in chopped pecans and orange peel.

> Divide raisin filling into

> three parts; set aside.

>

> 5. Place 13 x 12-inch sheet of parchment paper on

> flat surface; sprinkle

> lightly with oat or rice flour. Roll dough into

> 12-inch square. (To prevent

> a roller from sticking to the dough, use a second

> sheet of parchment or dust

> dough with flour.)

>

> 6. Leave 1-inch space at the edge of dough closer to

> you. Working from left

> to right, form 1/3 of the raisin puree into 10-inch

> strip, 1/2 inch thick

> and one inch wide. Fold dough over filling to form

> long bar. Gently peel

> parchment from dough, seal edge where dough meets,

> and

> cut along that edge

> with sharp knife. Cut bar into 10 1-inch pieces;

> place

> on baking sheet lined

> with parchment paper. Repeat this method to use

> remaining ingredients; bake

> 15 to 70 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool.

>

> Per cookie: 118 CAL.; 1G PROT.; 7G TOTAL FAT (1G

> SAT.

> FAT); 13G CARB.; 0

> CHOL.; 1 MG SOD.; 1G FIBER

>

>

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Raisin Newtons

 

1 1/2 cup raisins

2/3 cup orange juice

2 tablespoons vanilla extract

1 1/4 cups whole or half pecans

1/2 cup rice flour

1/2 cup oat flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 pinch salt

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup pure maple syrup

2 tablespoons grated orange peel

 

In small bowl, combine raisins, orange juice and 1 tablespoon vanilla; let stand

30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread 1 1/4 cups pecans on baking sheet and bake

until lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven, chop 3/4 cup pecans;

set aside. Place remaining 1/2 cup pecans in food processor and finely grind.

Add rice flour, oat flour, cinnamon and salt and process until well blended,

occasionally scraping sides of bowl with rubber spatula. Transfer mixture to

large bowl.

In medium bowl, mix oil, maple syrup and remaining 1 tablespoon vanilla. Add to

flour mixture and mix just until blended.

Drain raisins and puree in food processor or blender. Transfer to small bowl and

stir in chopped pecans and orange peel. Divide raisin filling into three parts;

set aside.

Place 13- by 12-inch sheet of parchment paper on flat surface; sprinkle lightly

with oat or rice flour. Roll dough into 12-inch square. (To prevent the roller

from sticking to the dough, use a second sheet of parchment or dust dough with

flour.)

Leave 1-inch space at the edge of dough closer to you. Working from left to

right, form 1/3 of the raisin puree into 10-inch strip, 1/2-inch thick and

1-inch wide. Fold dough over filling to form long bar. Gently peel parchment

from dough, seal edge where dough meets, and cut along that edge with sharp

knife. Cut bar into 10 1-inch pieces; place on baking sheet lined with parchment

paper. Repeat this method to use remaining ingredients; bake 15 to 17 minutes.

Remove to wire rack to cool.

Makes 2 1/2 dozen.