Fruit And Nut Bars

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup chopped dates (or other dried fruit)
• 1/2 cup chopped prune (or other dried fruit)
• 1/2 cup raisins (use golden or dark)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/3 cup apple butter or 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 egg
• 2 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (if you are using almonds as your nuts, almond extract would work well here)
• 1 cup whole wheat flour (a combination would also work) or 1 cup all-purpose flour (a combination would also work)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/3 - 1/2 cup chopped nuts