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Hermits
Preheat oven 350 degrees

  • 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon mace
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beatened
  • 2 cups raisins
  • 1/2 cup almonds
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Grease a 9" x 13" baking dish
  3. Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and mace together.
  4. In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy
  5. Beat dry ingredients into butter mixture
  6. Beat in eggs
  7. Stir in raisins and almonds
  8. Pour mixture into baking dish
  9. Bake hermits until browned, approximately 15 minutes.
  10. Transfer baking pan to a wire rack to cool.
  11. Cut into squares.

 

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