Chewy Exercise Bars rec.food.recipes/Alan J. DeWeerd (1994)
1 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/8 cup butter or margarine 1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt 1/3 cup honey 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Choose one of the following or make up your own flavor (almost any dried fruit and any type of nut can be chopped up and used in these):
1/2 cup dates or raisins and 1/2 cup pecans 1/2 cup apples, 1/2 cup walnuts, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 cup dried apricots and 1/2 cup almonds 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup nuts
Chop up whatever you decide to flavor your bars with. Mix this with the oats, flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl.
In another bowl, mix together the butter, yogurt, brown sugar, and vanilla. Stir this into the dry ingredients.
Pour the mixture into a greased 9x12 inch pan and bake at 325 F until the top just turns brown (about 30-40 minutes). Cut when mostly cooled.
Note: These should come out fairly thin. |