Good for you gingerbread

9 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup All purpose flour
½ cup Whole wheat flour
¼ cup Packed brown sugar
¾ teaspoon Ground ginger
¾ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon Baking powder
½ teaspoon Baking soda
2 Egg whites, lightly beaten
½ cup Buttermilk or sour milk
½ cup Unsweetened applesauce
½ cup Light molasses

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly spray an 8" x 8" x 2" baking pan with no-stick spray. Set the pan aside.

In a large bowl, stir together the all purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, brown sugar, ginger. cinnamon, baking powder and baking soda.

In a small bowl. combine the egg whites, buttermilk or sour milk, applesauce, and molasses. Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture. Beat with an electric mixer until combined.

Transfer the batter to the prepared pan. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack ofor 10 minutes. Then remove from the pan and serve warm.

Nutrition information per serving: Calories - 149; Fat (gm) - 1; % calories from fat - 2%; cholesterol (mg) - 0.

Source: Healthy Homestyle Cooking, Author Evelyn Tribole Typed in MM format by Linda Fields, Cyberealm BBS Watertown, NY 315-786-1120

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