Recipe · Vegetables
Carrot Orange Bars
- 🍳 Cook time: 20–25 min
- 🍽️ Servings: 3 dozen bars
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup cooked mashed carrots
- 1 egg
- 2 cups unsifted flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp grated orange peel
- 3/4 cup flaked coconut
- 1/3 cup orange juice
Glaze
- 3 tbsp orange juice
- 3/4 tsp grated orange peel
- 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 13-by-9-inch baking pan.
- In a large mixer bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add carrots and egg and mix well.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Add gradually to creamed mixture. Add orange peel, coconut, and orange juice; mix well.
- Spread batter evenly into pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until a pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
- For the glaze, combine orange juice, peel, and confectioners’ sugar in a small bowl and mix until smooth.
- Spread with glaze. Cut into 36 3-by-1-inch bars.