Subject: High-Fiber Energy Bars
From: [email-masked]
Date: 30 May 2000 12:47:19 -0600
Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes

* Exported from MasterCook *

                       High Fiber Energy Bars

Recipe By     :Jo Anne Merrill
Serving Size  : 48    Preparation Time :0:40
Categories    : Snacks

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2               cups  dried prunes -- pitted
     2/3           cup  orange juice
     1/2           cup  chopped nuts
     3/4           cup  margarine -- soft
     3/4           cup  packed brown sugar
     1/4           cup  honey
  1                     egg
  1 1/2           cups  all-purpose flour
  1 1/2           cups  rolled oats
     1/4           cup  wheat germ
  1           teaspoon  baking soda
     1/2      teaspoon  salt

Combine prunes (and apricots if using) with the orange juice in a blender. 
Blend until almost smooth, scrapping down the sides of the blender a few 
times. Stir in the nuts; set mixture aside.
In a large bowl, cream the margarine, sugar and honey. Beat in the egg. Mix 
in flour, oats, wheat germ, baking soda and salt to blend thoroughly.
Grease a 9 W 13-inch baking pan. Spread a little less than half of the flour 
mixture evenly in the pan. Spread the prune mixture evenly over the mixture 
in pan, keeping the prune mixture to within 1/2 inch of the edges. Crumble 
the remaining flour mixture over the top to cover the prune mixture. Pat down 
gently.
Bake in a preheated 350: oven 30-35 minutes or until browned and springs back 
to the touch.
Cool on wire rack. Cut into bars about 1 x 2-inches each.
NOTE: * Substitute 1/2 cup dried apricots for half of the prunes if desired. 
Fiber content will remain about the same.

Yield:   48 bars 
Posted by: Cassie
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