Applesauce Bars

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups applesauce
• 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
• 1 cup raisins
• powdered sugar, sifted

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl or other container, mix flour with baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
• 3 add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
• 4 stir in flour mixture.
• 5 add applesauce, pecans and raisins and stir until blended.
• 6 pour into a greased and floured 15x10x1-inch jelly roll pan.
• 7 bake in preheated 350° oven 25 minutes, or until done.
• 8 cool applesauce bars on rack then cut in 2-1/2 x 1-inch bars and sprinkle with sifted powdered sugar.