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Chewy Honey BarsThis very low-tech recipe fits right into summer schedules, when you want to spend plenty of time outdoors. You use only a small saucepan, bowl, spoon and pan to make chewy bar cookies that travel and keep well.Ingredients: 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 /2 teaspoon salt 1 /2 teaspoon cinnamon Dash cloves 1 /4 cup unsalted butter 3 /4 cup mild or dark honey 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup chopped walnuts Directions: Heat oven to 325-degrees. Spray a 9-inch square baking pan with nonstick spray. In small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, ginger, salt, cinnamon and cloves. Melt butter in medium saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat. Stir in honey until well blended. Let stand until saucepan is just warm to the touch. Whisk egg into honey mixture. Stir in vanilla and flour mixture. Batter should be smooth and thin. Stir in walnuts. Pour into pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out almost clean, with a few crumbs remaining. Cool in pan. (Bars will sink slightly as they cool). Store in airtight container. Recipe makes 16 bars. Nutrition information per serving: Calories: 160 Total Fat: 8g Saturated Fat: 2.5g Protein: 2.5g Carbohydrate: 21.5g Cholesterol: 20mg Sodium: 160mg Fiber: .5g Courtesy of FitnessandFreebies.com Back to Previous Page
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