Delta Bars

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg, whole
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg white
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 cup nuts

Instructions

1. Mix shortening, sugar, whole egg, egg yolk and vanilla extract.
2. Sift and stir in sifted flour, baking powder and salt. Spread in a 13 x 9 inch pan.
3. Beat until foamy 1 egg white.
4. Beat in 1 cup brown sugar.
5. Fold in nuts. Pour over the bottom layer.
6. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes.
7. Cut into squares while warm.

Attribution

From the kitchen of Anita Katherine Louise Roth, Muscatine, Iowa.

From the family recipe collection of Linda Ann Jolly, Arizona.