Treats: Applesauce Date Bars
- 1/4 c Unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 c Packed brown sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 ts Vanilla
- 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
- 1 ts Cinnamon
- 1 ts Unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 ts Baking powder
- 1/2 ts Baking soda
- 1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
- pn Ground cloves
- pn Salt
- 3/4 c Dates, chopped
- 1 c Applesauce
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1/2 c Icing sugar
2 ts Orange juice
In bowl, beat butter with sugar; beat in egg and vanilla. In separate bowl,
combine flour, cinnamon, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, cloves
and salt; stir in dates. Fold flour mixture into butter mixture alternately
with applesauce [use unsweetened applesauce for best flavour.], making 3
additions of dry and 2 of applesauce.
Spread in greased 8-inch square cake pan; Bake in 350F 180C oven for 30
minutes or until tester inserted into centre comes out clean. Let cool
completely on rack.
Topping: In small bowl, whisk together icing sugar and orange juice;
drizzle over cake. Cut into bars.
[Bars can be covered and stored in refrigerator for up to 4 days or frozen
in airtight container for up to 1 month.]
24 bars for $3.85 CDN [Apr 95]
Per bar: about 85 calories, 1 g protein, 2 g fat, 15 g carbohydrate
Source: Canadian Living magazine, Apr 95 Presented in article by Daphna
Rabinovitch: "Bars & Squares: blissful Bites"
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1/2 c Icing sugar
2 ts Orange juice
In bowl, beat butter with sugar; beat in egg and vanilla. In separate bowl,
combine flour, cinnamon, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, cloves
and salt; stir in dates. Fold flour mixture into butter mixture alternately
with applesauce [use unsweetened applesauce for best flavour.], making 3
additions of dry and 2 of applesauce.
Spread in greased 8-inch square cake pan; Bake in 350F 180C oven for 30
minutes or until tester inserted into centre comes out clean. Let cool
completely on rack.
Topping: In small bowl, whisk together icing sugar and orange juice;
drizzle over cake. Cut into bars.
[Bars can be covered and stored in refrigerator for up to 4 days or frozen
in airtight container for up to 1 month.]
24 bars for $3.85 CDN [Apr 95]
Per bar: about 85 calories, 1 g protein, 2 g fat, 15 g carbohydrate
Source: Canadian Living magazine, Apr 95 Presented in article by Daphna
Rabinovitch: "Bars & Squares: blissful Bites"
[-=PAM=-] PA_Meadows@msn.com
