Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUfWyXfAx-UfzMKNdmcxIWUvh081cymcwScwAGZT9iIYcH5_TKmrf0baUcu_YebfoWl7kG_no3J4Mw1aTMNr8ImwA0GWG3VtXWaUCdMk8XvxrejyK2QfYHgYfkLQI_mB6pDhD3yI8J7Ff/s1600/IMG_3587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUfWyXfAx-UfzMKNdmcxIWUvh081cymcwScwAGZT9iIYcH5_TKmrf0baUcu_YebfoWl7kG_no3J4Mw1aTMNr8ImwA0GWG3VtXWaUCdMk8XvxrejyK2QfYHgYfkLQI_mB6pDhD3yI8J7Ff/s640/IMG_3587.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Another inspiration from The Barefoot Contessa...  Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars.  I highly recommend you only make these if you have someone or multiple people to share them with.  They are good.  Crave-able good.  In fact, just writing about them right now is making me crazy for them.  It is settled.  I'll be making another batch of them today.  I think I'll have one, save one for Mike, then take the rest over to the neighbor's so I don't finish them off before the end of the day.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRT7Cl8SaGjAFuyDAf2KSU0CkMwTVx6_ZpTpy10pIo1t6o_fY0Q-OdmaGdVR_bDObD31fGVi8GnEMjZhjR3x-wljguOHmD7yHvS568kgYo4vKXBouD9fSF5sHhIHR_FrPrp66KlPGo_id/s1600/IMG_3589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRT7Cl8SaGjAFuyDAf2KSU0CkMwTVx6_ZpTpy10pIo1t6o_fY0Q-OdmaGdVR_bDObD31fGVi8GnEMjZhjR3x-wljguOHmD7yHvS568kgYo4vKXBouD9fSF5sHhIHR_FrPrp66KlPGo_id/s640/IMG_3589.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6N6cYuzFd11gg5vXerwe6GgVPDGAqJJPi06xRMayvJAzYqVhnoXH8rqJyZWzjmQ__Zm5lN1WFD0c_EusagW5a1g3ZX6EMcFTEqET-KGwVR9b65dU_LPagf73Qgux2qogjld4qQ4cKLu6/s1600/IMG_3589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div>When I first made them a couple of weeks ago...<br />Jenny : Should I add oats to these to make them kind of healthy?<br />Mike : Nahhh.<br />Jenny : Ya, you're right.  Nahhh.  But, then they would be sort of like breakfast bars.  I could eat them for breakfast.<br />Mike : They're cookies, you won't want them for breakfast.<br />Jenny : Ya, you're right. <br /><br />Guess what?  I did want them for breakfast.  Lunch and dinner....<br /><a name="more"></a><br />They are everything you'd hope them to be.  Dense, peanut buttery, and crumbly with a layer of sweet raspberry jam that has thicken in the oven.  For a peanut butter fanatic, they are divine.  Let me know if you try them with oats - I'd love to hear how it goes.  I did nothing differently from the original recipe except I used chunky PB and added extra nuts to the top.  I like the crunchy texture they add.  Oh, and this is just half of the original recipe.  There is no need to tempt yourself by an entire large pan of these.  No need.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RlfkzKrWkJdCabUUgvNARAyBmBQS1eDMefM__TAg3nbOInfEXfDUQqDKWVaIrGLhmg5x_APZnmco1J0A0DOljh3eJdaEG28QhPYTjKOikNZRwMsXspaAJ30FlWct4XFcDKFav8vUg9J-/s1600/IMG_3589.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RlfkzKrWkJdCabUUgvNARAyBmBQS1eDMefM__TAg3nbOInfEXfDUQqDKWVaIrGLhmg5x_APZnmco1J0A0DOljh3eJdaEG28QhPYTjKOikNZRwMsXspaAJ30FlWct4XFcDKFav8vUg9J-/s400/IMG_3589.JPG" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars </span><br /><br />1 stick of butter, at room temperature<br />3/4 cups sugar<br />1 teaspoon vanilla<br />1 extra-large egg<br />1 cup of crunchy peanut butter<br />1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour<br />1/2 teaspoon baking powder<br />3/4 teaspoon kosher salt<br />3/4 cup of raspberry jam or other jam<br />1/2 cup salted peanuts, coarsely chopped<br /><br />In a mixer, cream together butter and sugar for 2 minutes.  Add vanilla, egg and peanut butter.  Mix until well incorporated.  Add flour, baking powder and salt.  Mix together on low, just until incorporated. <br /><br />Grease a 9x9 pan.  Put 2/3 of the mixture in and press it into the bottom.  Spread the jam over the dough layer.  Add the chopped peanuts to the remaining 1/3 of the dough mixture.  Mix it together (with your hands) until the peanuts are mixed in.  Crumble the mixture over the jam layer.<br /><br />Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.  Let it cool for 20 minutes before cutting to let the jam set. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjismDtZIOsTvHCx-BxmLMKICki-mLeEgcKLB3riTZAsfGQLnnbUk54zJ0HJJphFG6CMN2vQXwM2skxGwwfk8MIg4_uxiRDlgNm3l96cZ9nh4nOYM7wC3FpPA5_6lITeJZfZ6BGHJ2PJu26/s1600/IMG_2338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjismDtZIOsTvHCx-BxmLMKICki-mLeEgcKLB3riTZAsfGQLnnbUk54zJ0HJJphFG6CMN2vQXwM2skxGwwfk8MIg4_uxiRDlgNm3l96cZ9nh4nOYM7wC3FpPA5_6lITeJZfZ6BGHJ2PJu26/s640/IMG_2338.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />It is basically a peanut butter cookie dough.  Press 2/3s of it in the bottom of the pan. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rZA88o60fEXrxBHF6_enwYsWfH77Vbfg7qQUSCdIRxb_IhUimx8WC92Pyi9eOADWXq8qVNF8FsB-UUKryf1V54OJ4MwSMfvwUpjsAUz6bjC4JsDBwdklkIrl0T_kBTpSlwf1AnS4NZM4/s1600/IMG_2343.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-TNrlrC1lDner1IZXuY1h9c-_WyjJMRs7DOh7uoEBNx2Xs_tZe3PV-cD5arnk2cH8h9Ckjy1zXPjCUzExQs9XbIqo6aayDdCdNTC_dGVAM3NwOWBJGYqkbCBcj0_xrdysKRLO-y3XuMm/s1600/IMG_6281.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-TNrlrC1lDner1IZXuY1h9c-_WyjJMRs7DOh7uoEBNx2Xs_tZe3PV-cD5arnk2cH8h9Ckjy1zXPjCUzExQs9XbIqo6aayDdCdNTC_dGVAM3NwOWBJGYqkbCBcj0_xrdysKRLO-y3XuMm/s640/IMG_6281.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Peanut Dipping Sauce for <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/02/shrimp-spring-rolls-recipe-peanut.html">Spring Rolls</a><br /><br />I am, by no stretch, a Thai food aficionado.  I do know that I like a little bit of curry and a lot peanut sauce.  Fresh <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/02/shrimp-spring-rolls-recipe-peanut.html">spring rolls</a> dipped in peanut sauce is one of my favorites.<br /><br />Peanut Sauce is also great to keep around the house - drizzled on chicken, seared flat iron steak.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3lfmxegki4uXrdyPHXgZuqCkLajoSH4ry5w2ARfg8IKme7vuhIv2s0oKkGOxQYZnVnkZ3wNi5T30T2nZ7NNP-yMcWgfjp8u4wmONhN2F_VZNkfDu1Gyy8i1ulN6RWryB7vT7JGH2ejzn/s1600/IMG_6156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3lfmxegki4uXrdyPHXgZuqCkLajoSH4ry5w2ARfg8IKme7vuhIv2s0oKkGOxQYZnVnkZ3wNi5T30T2nZ7NNP-yMcWgfjp8u4wmONhN2F_VZNkfDu1Gyy8i1ulN6RWryB7vT7JGH2ejzn/s400/IMG_6156.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Peanut Dipping Sauce Recipe<br /><br />1 cup of crunchy peanut butter<br />1/4 cup of soy sauce<br />1 clove of garlic<br />3 tablespoons of brown sugar<br />2 limes<br />2 teaspoons of chili sauce (I like Sriracha or "Rooster" sauce, as it is called)<br />1/2 cup of hot water<br />chopped peanuts<br /><br />In a food processor, combine peanut butter, soy, garlic, brown sugar, limes and chili sauce.  Pulse until combined.  Pour in hot water and pulse until creamy.  Stir in chopped peanuts.  Store in refrigerator for 2 weeks.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbX6Ws3wSyxa8rmVbZJbDNLF8CdqaSxZTJDIEjZDmHL68YAt6J10eBxJupruyk6BHiCcuB16jDzQP3epwcJWcfBnnFIGk2ClgRKtbzNKzdKZBeJzuIdi-HDBYSO48ghY_kF2UQepGCWDr/s1600/IMG_6268_3.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbX6Ws3wSyxa8rmVbZJbDNLF8CdqaSxZTJDIEjZDmHL68YAt6J10eBxJupruyk6BHiCcuB16jDzQP3epwcJWcfBnnFIGk2ClgRKtbzNKzdKZBeJzuIdi-HDBYSO48ghY_kF2UQepGCWDr/s320/IMG_6268_3.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/02/shrimp-spring-rolls-recipe-peanut.html">Spring Rolls</a> :<br /><br />At first, I was intimidated by the rice paper and rice noodles, but after easily finding them at my neighborhood grocery store and reading the instructions... boil in water for 2 minutes/soak in hot water for 20 seconds, respectively... I decided I could manage.<br /><br /><a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/02/shrimp-spring-rolls-recipe-peanut.html">Spring Roll Recipe & Directions>></a>

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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkK2ijf0dheFsSNchREVHVJ1oDoAxERDWodSOPhwnlxUQfwbLOuP2yQ16eFwkB4ZWeKwB8bQccSfQvPxGg212oshxfyS1yfmRd8-w8Y519kmBxv9kvVDexZW6KCaqdj9cftjyIRqxvuox/s1600/Grilled+PB%2526J.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkK2ijf0dheFsSNchREVHVJ1oDoAxERDWodSOPhwnlxUQfwbLOuP2yQ16eFwkB4ZWeKwB8bQccSfQvPxGg212oshxfyS1yfmRd8-w8Y519kmBxv9kvVDexZW6KCaqdj9cftjyIRqxvuox/s640/Grilled+PB%2526J.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peanut Butter & Jelly... Grilled</td></tr></tbody></table>Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich... Grilled! <br /><br />What is it about grilling a sandwich that makes it something so indulgent?  Think about how "blah" a 'cheese' sandwich would be without the 'grilled.'  Grilling a peanut butter and jelly sandwich turns it into the most delicious treat... one of my favorites for cold winter mornings like these.<br /><br />Grilled PB&J<br /><br />2 slices of bread (I used a honey wheat)<br />2-3 tablespoons of peanut butter<br />1 tablespoon of grape jelly<br />1 tablespoon of butter, softened <br /><br />Assemble peanut butter and jelly sandwich.  Butter the outside of the sandwich.  "Grill" the sandwich in a skillet on each side for 2 minutes on medium-high until it has browned.<br /><br />Enjoy the eewwwy and gooey treat!<br /><br />To find more of my <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/">Entertaining Essentials</a>, stop by <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/">my store</a> of specially selected favorites.<br /><a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/01/valentines-day-sugar-cookies-heart.html"></a>

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