Old-Fashioned Gingerbread

To garnish, sift powdered sugar over the top or dollop squares with whipped cream.

Yield: 16 servings (serving size: 1 square)

Ingredients

• 11.25  ounces  all-purpose flour (about 2 1/2 cups)
• 2  teaspoons  baking soda
• 1 1/2  teaspoons  ground ginger
• 1  teaspoon  ground cinnamon
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  ground cloves
• 1/2  cup  packed brown sugar
• 1/4  cup  canola oil
• 1  large egg
• 2/3  cup  molasses
• 1  (4-ounce) container unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2  cup  nonfat buttermilk
• Cooking spray

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (through cloves) in a bowl, stirring well.

3. Combine sugar, oil, and egg in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until combined. Stir in molasses and applesauce.

4. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to egg mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Spoon batter into a 9-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean.

5. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Cut into squares.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

173 (21% from fat)

Fat:

4g (sat 0.4g,mono 2.2g,poly 1.2g)

Protein:

2.7g

Carbohydrate:

32.5g

Fiber:

0.7g

Cholesterol:

13mg

Iron:

3mg

Sodium:

253mg

Calcium:

89mg