Chewy fruit and walnut bars
32 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Packed brown sugar |
| ½ | cup | Margarine or butter; melted |
| 1 | teaspoon | Grated orange peel |
| ¼ | cup | Orange juice or pineapple juice |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 2 | cups | All-purpose flour* |
| 2 | teaspoons | Baking powder |
| 1 | pack | Diced dried fruits and raisins, (6 ounces) |
| ¾ | cup | Chopped walnuts |
Directions
*If using self-rising flour omit baking powder.
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease rectangular pan, 13 X 9 X 2 inches. Mix brown sugar, margarine, orange peel, orange juice, vanilla and eggs. Stir in flour and baking powder. Stir in dried fruits and walnuts. Spread batter in pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean; cool. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired. Cut into 2 X 1-½-inch bars. 32 BARS; 115 CALORIES PER BAR.
Recipe by: Betty Crocker's Cookbook Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 286 by "Diane Geary" <diane@...> on Nov 22, 1997