Ingredients
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1 cup applesauce
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup raisins
2 cup flour
Directions
These are perfect for a busy mother-simple to make with a minimum of
ingredients.
Preheat oven to 350ø.
Cream together butter and sugar; add applesauce. Mix in baking soda,
salt, nutmeg and cinnamon.
Dredge raisins in flour, then add both flour and raisins to batter.
Bake in a greased 15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan for 20-25 minutes at
350ø. Cool thoroughly in pan. Frost with a powdered sugar glaze. Cut
into bars.
Yield: 36 pieces. Loretto J. Hulse, Food Writer, Tri-City Herald,
Tri-Cities, WA
Randy Shearer
Servings: 1 servings
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