Page 11 - Hawaii Island MidWeek - Sep 15 2021

LANAI
LILIKO‘I BARS
Ingredients for crust:
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter • 1/2 teaspoon salt
Mix together flour, sugar and salt. Add butter and combine again.
Add mixture to a 9-by-13-inch pan lined with parchment paper. Spread out lightly, don’t push down in the pan.
Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
Ingredients for bars: • 4 eggs
• 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour • 1 cup liliko‘i juice
• powdered sugar
Relle is a self-taught home
In keeping with that love of sugary treats, this week she shares a simple recipe for Li- likoʻi Bars.
ERnjoy This Sweet Treat
elle Lum is a wife, cook. Her recipes are meant to mom of two and be easy to follow so that any- nurse practitioner one can share them with fam-
from Maui, where she was ily and friends. Her love for
born and raised and contin- ues to raise her family. In her spare time, she loves to cook and bake, and has compiled many of her favorite recipes on her wildly popular website keepingitrelle.com.
baking began at a young age while helping her mother in the kitchen. She especially loves to bake all kinds of sweets.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
HAWAI‘I ISLAND MIDWEEK 11
Hawaii County Emergency Rental Assistance Program
“If your household income has been negatively impacted due to COVID19, apply for the Hawaii County Emergency Rental Assistance Program”
WHERE TO APPLY
Instructions. Check if your household earns less than the annual maximum income amount based on the number
of persons in your home. If yes, choose 1 nonprofit partner below to apply for a rent and utility assistance grant. You are encouraged to apply online for faster processing. Applications are available by phone and in-person for those without access to a computer or internet. IMPORTANT: You MUST be a renter to apply. Homeowners are NOT eligible for this program.
Maximum Income Threshold
1 Person
2 Persons
3 Persons
4 Persons
5 Persons
6 Persons
7 Persons
8 Persons
$47,950
$54,800
$61,650
$68,500
$74,000
$79,500
$84,950
$90,450
*Add $5,500 for each additional household member above 8 persons
Visit our website:
www.HawaiiCountyERAP.org
Hawaii First Federal Credit Union
1221 Kilauea Avenue, Suite 150, Hilo, HI 96720 www.hawaiifirstfcu.com
808.933.6600 empower@hawaiifirstfcu.com
HOPE Services Hawaii
357 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720 www.hopeserviceshawaii.org
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Habitat for Humanity Hawaii Island
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Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council
47 Rainbow Drive, Hilo, HI 96720 www.hceoc.net
808.932.2714 ERAP@hceoc.net
The Salvation Army
219 Ponahawai Street, Hilo, HI 97620 Hawaii.salvationarmy.org
808.935.1277 Hilo.ERAP@usw.salvationarmy.org
Mix eggs, flour and sugar in a bowl. When mixed well, add liliko‘i juice.
Pour mixture into cooked crust. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
Remove bars from pan by picking up the parchment paper. Sprinkle on powdered sugar, cut into squares and serve.
(Top) Liliko‘i Bars RYAN SAKAMOTO PHOTO (Above) Maui’s Relle Lum joins the author to make a tasty local favorite. RUBEN CARRILLO PHOTO
You can watch episodes of “Cooking Hawaiian Style,” presented by Maui County Farm Bureau, on OC16 channels 10 and 1012, as well as nationwide via LifeStyle Network, FNX Network, Roku and Hawaiian Airlines in-flight entertainment. “Cooking Hawaiian Style” airs in over 43 million homes worldwide. Get this free recipe and thousands of others at cookinghawaiianstyle.com.