Soft Baked Maple Donut Bars Recipe
This Soft Baked Maple Donut Bars Recipe brings bakery-quality treats to your home kitchen.
Equipment
- 9x13 inch baking pan
- Large Mixing Bowl
- Medium mixing bowl
- Electric mixer or whisk
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Wire cooling rack
- Small saucepan for glaze
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1/4 teaspoon maple extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease baking pan well.
- Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt in bowl.
- Whisk melted butter, eggs, milk, vanilla separately.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients until smooth.
- Pour batter into prepared baking pan evenly.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool bars completely on wire rack.
- Whisk all glaze ingredients until smooth consistency.
- Pour glaze over cooled bars evenly.
- Let glaze set for 15 minutes before cutting.
Notes
- Room temperature ingredients blend easier Take eggs and milk out 30 minutes before baking.
- Don't overmix batter Mix just until ingredients combine to avoid tough bars.
- Test doneness with toothpick Insert in center; should come out clean.
- Make glaze while bars cool This timing ensures perfect consistency.
- Store covered at room temperature Bars stay fresh for 3 days.