Carrot-Orange Bars recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg ¾ cup butter, softened ⅓ cup orange juice 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 egg ½ cup white sugar 2 teaspoons orange zest ½ cup flaked coconut 1 cup mashed cooked carrots ½ cup orange juice 1 teaspoon orange zest 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
Nutrition Info
- 151.5 caloriescarbohydrate: 22.1 gcholesterol: 23 mgfat: 6.6 gfiber: 0.7 gprotein: 1.6 gsaturatedFat: 4.2 gservingSize: -sodium: 141.4 mgsugar: 13.1 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Carrot-Orange Bars
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 11x7 inch pan.
In a medium bowl, cream the butter, sugar, egg and vanilla until well blended. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg and slowly add to mixture, alternating with 1/3 cup orange juice and 2 teaspoons of rind. Stir in the coconut and carrots. Pour batter into baking pan.
Bake for about 35 minutes in the preheated oven. Let cool on wire racks.
Combine 1/2 cup of orange juice, 1 teaspoon of orange rind and 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar. Warm slightly and pour over cooled bars.