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"Mr Libido Incognito" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Shortly I'll be doing my Xmas baking with my Daughter. Every year we do
the
usual stuff,but try to add something new.

What a nice tradition.

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I need help in deciding between these two bar recipes as to which one we
should add to the make list.

Since someone (Barb?) posted it or something close, I've wanted to
make the oatmeal ones. Either one does look good.

nancy

"Mr Libido Incognito" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Shortly I'll be doing my Xmas baking with my Daughter. Every year we do
the
usual stuff,but try to add something new.

That makes it fun!

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I need help in deciding between these two bar recipes as to which one we
should add to the make list.

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Oatmeal Carmelitas

Crisp Chocolate Caramel Bars

Mmm, seems to me that a sample pan of both types of cookie would be the only
way to tell for sure which is better. That would also help you figure out
which keeps better, cuts more neatly, freezes better, etc. (assuming that
you were able to have leftovers!).

I would love to do that testing for you, but I'm so afraid that I would eat
both batches myself before they had a chance to cool off.

Please keep us posted!!

Chris

Nancy Young wrote on 26 Oct 2005 in rec.food.cooking

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"Mr Libido Incognito" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Shortly I'll be doing my Xmas baking with my Daughter. Every year we
do the
usual stuff,but try to add something new.

What a nice tradition.

Quoted message said:

I need help in deciding between these two bar recipes as to which
one we should add to the make list.

Since someone (Barb?) posted it or something close, I've wanted to
make the oatmeal ones. Either one does look good.

nancy

Yes Barb posted about one of them earlier today...but with no recipe 🙁

I was leaning toward the rice crispy one...because the Aussie's used to
post about a chocolate and rice bubble thingy they made. Which is somewhat
similar AFAIK. So far it seems people like both and I might need to decide
myself.

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The ears keep the hat up.

On Wed 26 Oct 2005 07:16:03p, Mr Libido Incognito wrote in
rec.food.cooking:

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Shortly I'll be doing my Xmas baking with my Daughter. Every year we do
the usual stuff,but try to add something new.

I need help in deciding between these two bar recipes as to which one we
should add to the make list.

I would find that a difficult choice. They both sound delicious!

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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Wayne Boatwright wrote on 26 Oct 2005 in rec.food.cooking

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I would find that a difficult choice. They both sound delicious!

No kidding...that's why I turned to here.

--
The eyes are the mirrors....
But the ears...Ah the ears.
The ears keep the hat up.

On Wed 26 Oct 2005 07:55:53p, Mr Libido Incognito wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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Wayne Boatwright wrote on 26 Oct 2005 in rec.food.cooking

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I would find that a difficult choice. They both sound delicious!

No kidding...that's why I turned to here.

hehehe! So add them both. No doubt they'll all be eaten. Each is so
different, they would make nice additions.

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Mr Libido Incognito said:

Shortly I'll be doing my Xmas baking with my Daughter. Every year we do the
usual stuff,but try to add something new.

I need help in deciding between these two bar recipes as to which one we
should add to the make list.

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Oatmeal Carmelitas

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2 cups flour
2 cups quick cooking rolled oats
1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup butter, melted
14 oz pkg. light caramels, unwrapped
1/3 cup light cream
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease 13x9-inch pan and set aside.

In large bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar, soda and salt and blend. Add
melted butter and mix until crumbly.

Reserve half of crumb mixture (about 3 cups) for topping.

Press remaining crumb mixture in bottom of greased pan.

In a small bowl, combine caramels and cream. Heat in microwave oven for
4-6 minutes on 50% power, stirring twice during cooking, until caramels are
melted and mixture is smooth.

or

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Crisp Chocolate Caramel Bars

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1- 1/4 cups flour
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter, chilled
14 oz. pkg. caramels, unwrapped
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup butter
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1/4 cup butter
1-3/4 cups crisp rice cereal

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine flour and powdered sugar in large bowl and mix well.
Cut in 1/2 cup chilled butter until particles are fine and butter is well
distributed.

Press into a 13x9' pan and bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes until
light golden brown.

In heavy skillet, melt caramels, milk, and 1/4 cup butter over low heat,
stirring frequently until melted and smooth. Spread over baked crust.

In another saucepan, melt chocolate chips and 1/4 cup butter, stirring
until smooth. Stir in cereal. Drop this mixture by spoonfuls over caramel
and carefully spread to cover. Cool completely, then cut into squares. 48
bars

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Since the recipes use almost the same ingredients why don't you make a
half recipe of each one and make each one in a 8x8 pan.

Mr Libido Incognito <[email hidden]> wrote in
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I was leaning toward the rice crispy one...because the Aussie's used
to post about a chocolate and rice bubble thingy they made. Which is
somewhat similar AFAIK. So far it seems people like both and I might
need to decide myself.

The chocolate and rice bubble thingy we mentioned was probably chocolate
crackles. Your chocolate caramel rice crispy recipe sounds a lot nicer!
I'm not a huge chocolate crackle fan - usually only eat one. They use
cocoa powder, icing sugar, coconut, rice bubbles all held together with
melted copha (coconut oil), and set in patty cake papers.

The crisp chocolate caramel bars sound like caramel slice ( a popular
treat consisting of a shortbready base, caramel filling and chocolate
topping) with rice bubbles added to the chocolate. Yum. I think I'll have
to try that one - thanks for posting that recipe.

A slice that combines chocolate, caramel and rice bubbles that is very
yummy and requires minimal effort is Mars Bar Slice. (For those in the
US, please note that apparently a Mars Bar every where else in the world
is equivalent to a Milky Way bar in the US - so this would be a Milky Way
slice <g>😉.

4 Mars Bars
115g butter
4 cups (250ml cups) Rice Bubbles

Melt Mars Bars and butter together. Mix in Rice Bubbles and pour into
greased baking tray. Let set in the refrigerator.

Some versions then pour melted chocolate over the top of this and allow
to set.

Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW< Australia

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Mr Libido Incognito said:

I need help in deciding between these two bar recipes as to which one we
should add to the make list.

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Oatmeal Carmelitas

Yes,

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1-3/4 cups crisp rice cereal

I don't want Rice Krispies in my Oatmeal Carmelitas.
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Mr Libido Incognito said:

Nancy Young wrote on 26 Oct 2005 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

"Mr Libido Incognito" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Shortly I'll be doing my Xmas baking with my Daughter. Every year we
do the
usual stuff,but try to add something new.

What a nice tradition.

Quoted message said:

I need help in deciding between these two bar recipes as to which
one we should add to the make list.

Since someone (Barb?) posted it or something close, I've wanted to
make the oatmeal ones. Either one does look good.

nancy

Yes Barb posted about one of them earlier today...but with no recipe 🙁

Wonder why you didn't see it.
The recipe for Oatmeal Carmelitas was posted to the "Sheila's Dream Bar.
.. . ." thread on Tuesday, October 25.
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