Name: Applesauce Walnut Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 48
Ingredients: Unsweetened chocolate, chopped - 2 (1 ounce) squares; All-purpose flour - 1 cup; Baking powder - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon; Shortening - ½ cup; White sugar - 1 ¼ cups; Eggs - 2; Applesauce - ½ cup; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Chopped walnuts - ½ cup

Ingredients for - Applesauce Walnut Bars

1. Unsweetened chocolate, chopped 2 (1 ounce) squares

2. All-purpose flour 1 cup

3. Baking powder 1 teaspoon

4. Salt ¼ teaspoon

5. Ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon

6. Shortening ½ cup

7. White sugar 1 ¼ cups

8. Eggs 2

9. Applesauce ½ cup

10. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

11. Chopped walnuts ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Applesauce Walnut Bars

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 13x9 inch baking pan.

2 . Stage

Melt chocolate in the microwave or in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Stir frequently until smooth. Remove from heat, and let cool.

3 . Stage

Cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, stirring constantly until well blended. In a separate bowl, mix together applesauce, melted chocolate and vanilla. Add to the egg mixture, stirring until smooth.

4 . Stage

Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; gradually stir into the batter. Fold in chopped walnuts. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.

5 . Stage

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan before cutting.