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  1. Apricot Coconut Squares Pumpkin Cheesecake Sweet Potato Pie
    Applesauce Raisin Bread Applesauce Cookies

    Apricot Coconut Squares

    2 1/3 cups all purpose flour, divided 1 cup unsalted
    butter, softened
    1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
    2/2 tsp baking powder
    3/4 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla 1 tsp lemon juice 1 1/2 cups
    chopped fresh apricots 1 cup chopped walnuts
    4/4 cup flaked coconut

    Heat oven to 350? F. Line 13x9 inch pan with foil so that
    foil hangs over edges. Cut 13x9 inch piece of parchment
    paper and place over foil in bottom of pan. In large bowl,
    beat 2 cups of the flour, butter and sugar at medium speed
    until dough forms. Press into bottom of pan. [censored] dough all
    over with fork. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until pale brown.
    Meanwhile, in same large bowl, beat eggs at medium low speed
    until blended. Beat in brown sugar, remaining 1/3 cup flour,
    baking powder, salt, vanilla and lemon juice. Scrape down
    the sides of bowl. Fold in chopped apricots, walnuts and
    coconut. Spread over crust. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until
    filling is set. Cool completely. Remove bars by lifting foil
    ends. Slide bars with parchment paper liner onto cutting
    board. Cut into 36 pieces.

    Per Bar: 150 calories, 8.5 g fat (4.5 g saturated fat), 2 g
    protein, 17 g carbohydrates, 25 mg cholesterol, 30 mg
    sodium, 1 g fiber

    Pumpkin Cheesecake

    Put 1 cup of graham crumbs and 1/2 cup ginger snap crumbs
    into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. Add 5 TBSP
    melted butter to the crumbs and mix well. Push a little of
    the crumb mixture up the sides of the pan and make a crust
    on the bottom with the remaining crumbs

    To make the filling

    mix 1 lb cream cheese softened to room temperature with 1
    cup sour cream slowly add 1 cup sugar add 1 lb canned
    unsweetened pumpkin add 3/4 tsp cinnamon add 1/4 tsp ground
    cloves add 2 Tbsp bourbon (optional) add 4 slightly beaten
    eggs and mix slowly

    put the filling into the pan on top of the crumb mixture
    bake at 400 F for 35 40 minutes let cool and remove from pan

    Variations :
    * Use some other kind of fruit instead of pumpkin; bananas
    works well
    * add some cocoa powder to the cheesecake filling
    * add some vanilla extract or almond extract to the filling

    Sweet Potato Pie

    2 cups cooked, peeled, and mashed sweet potatoes 4 Tbsp
    butter 3 eggs, beaten 1 cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla 1 tsp
    freshly grated nutmeg 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
    1/4 cup bourbon whiskey (optional) 1 unbaked graham
    cracker pie shell

    Boil sweet potatoes until very tender, then peel and mash
    them well. Mix all ingredients together and place in an
    unbaked pie shell. Place in an 400 F oven and immediately
    turn the oven to 325 F. Bake for 45 minutes or until the
    center of the pie is set.

    Applesauce Raisin Bread

    1 egg, slightly beaten 1 cup applesauce
    2/4 cup melted butter
    3/2 cup granulated sugar
    4/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 2 cups unsifted regular
    all purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder
    5/4 tsp salt
    6/2 tsp baking soda
    7/2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp nutmeg
    8/2 cup seedless raisins 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
    or walnuts

    In a bowl, combine the egg, applesauce, melted butter.
    Granulated sugar, and brown sugar, blending well. Stir in
    the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and
    nutmeg. Stir until smooth. Stir in the raisins and
    chopped nuts. Turn batter into a well greased 5 by 9 loaf
    pan, or fluted mould with tube that holds about 1 quart.
    Bake at 350 F for 1 hour. Cool and frost with light
    powdered sugar frosting.

    Applesauce Cookies

    9/4 cup butter, softened 1 cup brown sugar, packed 1 egg
    10/3 cup applesauce 2 1/2 cups Bisquick biscuit mix
    11/4 cup flour 2 teaspoons allspice 1 cup raisins
    12/3 cup chopped nuts

    Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix butter, sugar and egg; stir
    in remaining ingredients. Drop by teaspoon. onto lightly
    greased cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light
    brown. Makes 4 dozen cookies.

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