Title: Applesauce Raisin Squares
Category: Pies
Serves: 25
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Ingredients:
0.25 cup,   Vegetable oil
0.50 cup,   Low-fat plain yogurt or
0.75 cup,   Brown sugar
1.00 cup,   Applesauce
1.00 tsp,   Vanilla
1.00 tsp,   Grated lemon rind (or orange
0.50 cup,   Raisins
1.00 cup,   Whole-wheat flour
0.50 cup,   Natural bran
1.00 tsp,   Baking powder
2.00 tsp,   Cinnamon
1.00 tsp,   Ginger
0.25 tsp,   Ground nutmeg
0.33 cup,   Sliced almonds, optional


Instructions:
In large mixing bowl, beat egg; add oil, yogurt, brown sugar, applesauce, vanilla and lemon/orange rind; mix well.
In another bowl, stir together raisins, flour, bran, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg; add to wet ingredients and mix only until combined.
Turn into lightly greased (or wax-paper lined) 8"" square cake pan.
Lightly press almonds into top of batter.
Bake in 350 F oven for 45 min or until tester inserted in center comes out clean.
(Squares will be moist.
) Let cool, then cut into squares.
Makes 25 small squares 1 1/2 inch.
Per square: 88 cal, 3 g fat, 11 mg cholesterol, 10 mg sodium, 2 g protein, 14 g carbohydrate 1 1/2 fruit choice, 1/2 fat