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Applesauce Date and Raisin Squares recipe
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To make Applesauce Date and Raisin Squares you will need
Ingredients
| 1 | cup | Flour | | 3 | tablespoons | Flour | | 1/2 | teaspoons | Baking powder | | 1/4 | teaspoons | Salt | | 1 | teaspoon | Cinnamon | | 1 | teaspoon | Nutmeg | | 1/2 | teaspoons | Ginger | | 1/4 | teaspoons | Allspice | | 1/3 | cups | Raisins | | 6 | tablespoons | Unsalted butter; see note | | 1 | tablespoon | Shortening; melted | | 3/4 | cups | Dark brown sugar; packed | | 2 | large | Eggs | | 2 | teaspoons | Vanilla extract | | 1/2 | cups | Applesauce | | 1/3 | cups | Pitted dates; coarsely chopped | | | Confectioner's sugar; optional |
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Film the inside of a 9 x 9 x 2 inch baking
pan with nonstick cooking spary. Stir together the flour, baking powder,
salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice in a large mixing bowl. Toss
the raisins with 1 teaspoon of the flour mixture and set aside. In a small
bowl, whisk together the butter shortening mixture when cooled with brown
sugar, eggs, vanilla and applesauce. Pour the liquid ingredients over the
flour mixture, add the raisins and dates, stir to form a batter. Spoon the
batter into the prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 22 to 24
minutes, or until set. Place on a cooling rack and cool completely. Cut
into 16 squares. For serving, sift a little confectioner's sugar over the
top of the squares, if you wish.
Enjoy your Applesauce Date and Raisin Squares
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Sun 13 Jul 2008
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