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Orange-Date Bars

Source of Recipe

Down-Home Diabetic Cookbook – S. Yaeger – SD
Exchanges
Yield: 3 dozen

1 c. chopped dates
1/3 c. sugar
1/3 c vegetable oil
1/2 c. orange juice

1 egg, beaten
1 c. flour
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 T. grated orange peel
1/2 c. chopped pecans

In a saucepan. Combine the first 4 ingredients. Cook for 5 minutes to soften dates. Cool. Add egg; mix well. Spread into an 8-in. square baking pan coated with nonstick cooking spray. Bake at 350º for 25-30 minutes. Cool before cutting.

1 bar equals: 56 calories…12 mg sodium…8 mg cholesterol…6 gm carbohydrate…1 gm protein…3 gm fat ++++ Exchanges: 1/2 starch…1/2 fat