Recipe - Applesauce Date And Raisin Squares

1 cup Flour
3 tablespoon Flour
One half teaspoon Baking powder
One fourth teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Nutmeg
One half teaspoon Ginger
One fourth teaspoon Allspice
1/3 cup Raisins
6 tablespoon Unsalted butter; see note
1 tablespoon Shortening; melted
Three fourths cup Dark brown sugar; packed
2 lg Eggs
2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
One half cup Applesauce
1/3 cup Pitted dates; coarsely
chopped
Confectioner's sugar;
optional

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.

NOTES : The butter and shortening is to be melted together and then cooled
before using.
Recipe by: Unknown

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 301 by "Marie Smith"
craftee@sprynet.com on Nov 24, 1997