Sweet Carrot Pumpkin Bars
Highly nutritious! This recipe came from PREVENTION magazine, Dec 2003. "A double whammy of pumpkin and carrots gives just one of these bars more than 100% of the daily value of vitamin A."
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INGREDIENTS
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- 1teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4teaspoon salt
- 1large egg
- 1large egg white
- 1
- 1⁄2cup canned pumpkin
- 2tablespoons canola oil
- 2
- 1grated orange, rind of
- 1teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄2cup grated carrot
- 1⁄2cup raisins
- 1⁄2
- 1⁄2cup chopped walnuts
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DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, beat egg and egg white until foamy. Beat in sugar, pumpkin, oil, margarine, orange peel, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Add flour mixture to egg mixture, and stir by hand until almost combined. Stir in carrots, raisins, cranberries, and nuts just until blended.
- Spread batter into 8" X 8" pan coated with cooking spray. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, until top springs back when lightly touched. Cool in pan on rack.
- Makes 1 dozen.
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