1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 1/3 cups flour
8 1/4 ounces canned crushed pineapple
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon rum extract
1 1/2 cups coconut flakes
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries
Servings: 18
1. Preheat oven to 350* F. In medium mixer bowl, beat butter and 1/3 cup brown sugar. Blend in 1 cup flour until mixture is crumbly. Pat into bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan.
2. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 mintues or until golden. Keep oven hot, but remove the pan to cool.
3. Drain pineapple well, pressing out excess liquid with back of spoon.
4. In large bowl, combine remaining 2/3 cup brown sugar until thick.
5. In small bowl, combine remaining 1/3 cup flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Stir dry ingredients and extract into egg mixture. Fold in pineapple, coconut, nuts and cherries. Spread over baked crust.
6. Bake 30 minutes longer or until set. Cool slightly on wire rack before cutting into bars. Makes 18 bars.
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 1/3 cups flour
8 1/4 ounces canned crushed pineapple
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon rum extract
1 1/2 cups coconut flakes
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries
Servings: 18
1. Preheat oven to 350* F. In medium mixer bowl, beat butter and 1/3 cup brown sugar. Blend in 1 cup flour until mixture is crumbly. Pat into bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan.
2. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 mintues or until golden. Keep oven hot, but remove the pan to cool.
3. Drain pineapple well, pressing out excess liquid with back of spoon.
4. In large bowl, combine remaining 2/3 cup brown sugar until thick.
5. In small bowl, combine remaining 1/3 cup flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Stir dry ingredients and extract into egg mixture. Fold in pineapple, coconut, nuts and cherries. Spread over baked crust.
6. Bake 30 minutes longer or until set. Cool slightly on wire rack before cutting into bars. Makes 18 bars.
