Recipe: Chewy Fruit Squares

Chewy Fruit Squares
From The American Institute for Cancer Research

Cooking spray
1/3 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sifted whole wheat pastry flour
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup chopped peeled apple
1 cup chopped pitted dates
1/2 cup dried apricots
1/2 cup dried peaches or pears
1/4 cup golden raisins or dried cranberries
1 large egg plus 1 egg white
2 Tbsp. apple or orange juice
1 Tbsp. canola or light olive oil

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a 9-inch pan square pan with wax paper and lightly coat the paper with cooking spray.

In a large bowl, combine flours, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, brown sugar and nuts; blend. Add fruits to dry ingredients and toss well.

In a cup, lightly beat the egg, egg white, juice and oil, then stir into the flour mixture until thoroughly moistened. Turn batter into pan and spread out. Bake 25 minutes or until golden.

Cool 10 minutes in pan on wire rack. Cut and cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to one week.

Each of the 16 fruit squares contains 125 calories and 2 grams of fat.