One of the memories I have is when the sorority girls were to help out the pledges at a fraternity on a raid to the the frat house. We all gathered together, with one pledge advising us how to get into the house and what to do. I think this was to be a raid with water balloons. The plan was to take over, surprising the Frat brothers in the middle of the night. The pledge leader urged everyone on and said "Let's go troopers" and proceeded to slip a large trash bag over his head. Funny, the tough guy thought his head would poke right through the bottom, but he struggled to get it over his head and finally took it off and found some scissors After that silliness, we were not so sure he should have been the leader. So here we were ready to go. Some had old clothes on, some with rain ponchos and others with zip lock bags on our heads to protecting our hair.
We moved in towards the back of the house. I opened the window to the room with the pool table and started climbing in. Halfway in, I felt the window sash hit me in the back. At that time I quickly realized that someone had leaked our plans. Luckily, another trooper had managed to invade the house and help me in.
Then the chaos ensued! Things flying down the hall, people running every which way. Not a single soul was surprised, they were all up and waiting The worst was when they pulled out the fire extinguishers. If you have never seen the effects of the spray, it is made to saturate every tiny crack and hole, even the ones so small we do not know exist. I can remember seeing several white coated people. One poor guy with glasses looked like he was sprayed right in the face! He had made little circles on his eye glasses so he could peer out through all that powder.
Our attire quickly become mottled with food as well as extinguisher powder. However, one guy clearly was not bothered by this. He was the one fraternity brother that was getting the best of everyone. I believe it was due to the initial shock of his nakedness that caught us off guard. One girl finally exclaimed with a forceful tone "Dude you really need to get some clothes on!"
Needless to say the raid was a failure. We all finally retreated back outside and went to get some sleep. Sadly the pledges were stuck cleaning up the mess the next day.
So for all the crazy college fraternities members as well as pledges, I dedicate these bars. The things that make these unique is the malt powder as well as the rum. This bar has all the same qualities of a blondie, but thinner with a kick of rum. I still am undecided if the malt taste is evident, but you can be the judge.
Fraternity Brunch Bars
by flourtrader
Ingredients
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp ground vanilla beans
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts
1 egg
2 tbs malted milk powder
1/2 cup dark rum
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup shortening
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour the inside of a 9X13 pan.
Sift together the salt, baking powder, baking soda, flour and vanilla bean powder. In a separate bowl beat together shortening, sugar and egg. Set aside.
In a small saucepan, add rum and malt powder. Place over medium high heat and stir. Let mixture start to boil and then remove from heat. Give it one last stir and then pour into the egg mixture, blending until all ingredients are mixed together.
Mix the wet batter into the sifted dry ingredients. Blend until smooth and and then fold in the nuts. After thoroughly mixing, spread evenly into pan. You can use a damp knife or damp clean hands to help spread it evenly.
Bake for 18-20 minutes or until done. Center will be firm to the touch when done. Remove from oven and let cool completely in pan. Then cut and serve.
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