Apple gingerbread bars
16 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| Ground Cinnamon | ||
| 1 | small | Sweet apple, unpeeled, cut in half, then sliced 1/8 inch thick |
| ¾ | cup | All-purpose flour |
| ¾ | cup | Whole wheat flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ground ginger |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Ground cloves |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ground cinnamon |
| 2 | Egg whites | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| ¼ | cup | Molasses |
| 2 | tablespoons | + 2 tsp. vegetable oil |
| 1½ | cup | Applesauce - unsweetened |
Directions
TOPPING
CAKE
SOURCE: Lean & Luscious and Meatless, Volume 3 in the Lean and Luscious Series, by Bobbie Hinman and Millie Snyder, copyright 1992, ISBN #1-55958-110-7. MM format by Ursula R. Taylor.
Preheat oven to 350~. Using a 9 x 13 baking pan - lightly oil OR spray with a nonstick cooking spray. Liberally sprinkle cinnamon in bottom of pan. Arrange apple slices over the cinnamon evenly.
Combine both flours, baking powder, baking soda and spices in a large bowl and mix well. In another bowl ~ combine remaining ingredients. With either a fork or wire whisk - beat until well blended. Add to dry mixture and mix just until all ingredents are moist. Spread batter over apple slices evenly.
Bake for 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place pan on wire wire and cool for 3 minutes - then invert onto a serving plate. For best flavor - serve warm.
Each serving provides: 92 calories, 2 g protein, 3 g fat, 16 g carbohydrate, 61 mg sodium, 0 mg cholesterol. Exchanges per serving are: ¼ fruit serving, ½ fat serving, ½ bread serving and 15 additional calories.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by "Robert Ellis" <rpearson@...> on Dec 8, 1998