Ms Moffatt's Hermits
Inspired by my Grammy's moist spicy bars
1. 1/3 Cup Butter
2. 1/3 Cup Margarine
3. 1 Cup Sugar
4. 2 Eggs
5. ¼ Cup cold strong coffee
6. 1 Cup Molasses
7. 4 Cups Flour
8. 2 Tsp. Baking Powder
9. ½ Tsp. Baking Soda
10.¾ Tsp. Salt
11. ½ Tsp. Clove
12. ½ Tsp. Mace
13. 1 ½ Tsp. Ginger
14. 1 ½ Tsp. Nutmeg
15. 1 ½ Tsp. Cinnamon
16. 2 Cups Raisins
Directions: Oven Temp. 350 Cook
time: 30-35 min. Pan: 11x17
cookie sheet with sides
Mix
first 6 ingredients together. Beat Butter, Margarine and Sugar until mixed.
Beat in eggs. Beat in the coffee,
milk, and Molasses.
In
separate bowl mix all dry the ingredients (numbers 7-15).
Add
the dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Mix well.
Add
2 Cups of Raisins.
I
mix everything but the raisins in a mixer. Fold in the raisins by hand.
Dump
thick mixture onto a greased cookie
sheet 11x 17 with 1” sides. Spread
out and bake. Bars are done when
toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Do not over cook,
they get too dry. Cool on a rack in pan.
Cut into squares.
Suggestions:
Store in an airtight container. If
stacking, place a sheet of waxed paper between the layers so they don’t stick
to each other.
History:
My Grandmother made the tastiest Hermits, moist, spicy and soft, not
crunchy. I spent years trying to replicate the taste and texture without
success. As luck would have it, I met a stranger at a party who told me she had
her Grammy’s original
recipe. She sent it to me and it was very close to just what I’d been searching
for. With a few alterations, I came up with this recipe. Enjoy!
