Cranberry Orange Nut Bars

• 1-1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoons Salt
• 1 cup Walnuts, Chopped
• 1/2 cups Dried Cranberries, Chopped
• 1 cup Sugar Plus 2 Tablespoons To Sprinkle On Top
• 1/2 cups Smooth, Unsweetened Applesauce
• 1/4 cups Canola Oil
• 1 Tablespoon Freshly Grated Orange Zest
• 3 Tablespoons Orange Juice

1. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Stir in walnuts and dried cranberries.
2. Whisk 1 cup sugar, applesauce, oil, orange zest and juice in a medium bowl until smooth. Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients. Mix until well blended. Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
3. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Spray a 9"x13" pan with nonstick cooking spray (I prefer the kind with flour in it).
4. Remove dough from the refrigerator and press firmly into the pan. Dough will be very sticky; use a piece of parchment or waxed paper to press it down evenly.
5. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar evenly over the top of the pressed dough.
6. Bake the bars until lightly golden brown, approximately 25 minutes. Cool completely in the pan before cutting into 15 servings.

whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, walnuts, cranberries, sugar, smooth, ubc, freshly grated orange, orange juice

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/cranberry-orange-nut-bars/ (may not work)