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Sweet Potato Buttermilk Bars

Source: Vegetable Desserts ~ Beyond Carrot Cake & Pumpkin Pie, by Elisabeth Schafer & Jeannette L. Miller, RD

A moist bar with the rich flavor of sweet potato and molasses.

Rating:
Prep Time:	5 minutes
Cook Time:	50 minutes
Difficulty:	Easy

Nutrition Facts

Makes 54 servings
Amount Per Serving

Calories	49.4

Total Carbs	7.4 g

Dietary Fiber	0.5 g

Sugars	2.6 g

Total Fat	1.9 g

Saturated Fat	0.7 g

Unsaturated Fat	0.6 g

Potassium	66.8 mg

Protein	0.8 g

Sodium	40.1 mg

Dietary Exchanges 1.9 Fat, 0.0 Fruits, 0.0 Meat, 0.0 Milk, 0.2 Other Carbs, 0.3 Starch,

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Servings

Ingredients

1.0
1 each cooking spray 0.5
0 1/2 cup Shortening, vegetable 0.25
0 1/4 cup sugar 1.0
1 each eggs 0.5
0 1/2 cup molasses 8.0
8 oz Sweet Potatoes, dark orange, fresh, 5", USDA Commodity Commodity 1.0
1 tsp grated orange peel 1.0
1 cup white all purpose flour 0.5
0 1/2 tsp baking soda 1.0
1 tsp low sodium baking powder 0.5
0 1/2 tsp salt 1.0
1 tsp ground ginger 1.0
1 cup whole wheat flour 0.25
0 1/4 cup low fat buttermilk

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 9x13-inch pan with cooking spray and set aside. Cream the shortening and sugar. Add egg and beat thoroughly. Add molasses, sweet potato, and orange rind.
Sift together the all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and ginger. Stir in whole wheat flour.
Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk to the sweet potato mixture, starting and ending with flour mixture. Spread in prepared pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. While warm, cut into 54 bars (9 by 6).