Autumn Spice Squares:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 egg lightly beaten
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice, drained
3 tablespoons semisweet chocolate mini-morsels
Vegetable cooking spray
2 teaspoons powdered sugar

Combine first 7 ingredients in a mixing bowl, make a well in center of mixture. Combine egg and next 4 ingredients; add to flour mixture stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in pineapple and chocolate morsels.

Spoon batter into a 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack. sift powdered sugar over cooled cake. Yield 2 dozen squares.

90 Calories per square: Protein 1.2 g: Carbohydrate 14.8 g: Fat 3.1 g: Cholesterol 9 mg: Sodium 99 mg: Exchange 1 Grain 1 fat.

Jenny Craig