Spice Bars

Name: Spice Bars
Ingredients: 1 cup raisins or 1 cup currants; 1 cup water; 12 cup applesauce, any flavor fine; 12 cup sugar; 1 egg, slightly beaten; 1 12 cups whole wheat pastry flour; 14 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 34 teaspoon nutmeg; 12 teaspoon clove; 14 teaspoon ground ginger; 23 cup walnuts, chopped

13 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 cup raisins or 1 cup currants
1 cup water
12 cup applesauce, any flavor fine
12 cup sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 12 cups whole wheat pastry flour
14 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
34 teaspoon nutmeg
12 teaspoon clove
14 teaspoon ground ginger
23 cup walnuts, chopped

Directions

1

Combine raisins (or currants) and water and bring to a boil.
2

Remove from heat, stir in applesauce and sugar and allow to cool.
3

When mixture is lukewarm, stir egg into raisin mixture.
4

Combine dry ingredients (except nuts) separately, then add to wet.
5

Stir in nuts.
6

Spoon batter into greased 13x7x2 pan.
7

Bake 20 minutes at 375 degrees.
8

Frost with buttercream or butter-cream cheese mixture: 4 TB butter + 4 TB cream cheese + 1 1/2 cup vanilla powdered sugar + 1 TB nonfat milk.