SF Lemon Raspberry Bars

I am going to make this and bring it to my husband's Christmas gathering on Sunday. Lemon Raspberry Bars 3/4 cup Splenda® Granular 3/4 cup flour 1/4 cup light butter 1 pinch salt 2 tablespoons flour- 1 1/4 cups Splenda® Granular 1/2 cup egg substitute 1/2 cup half and half 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest 1/4 cup reduced sugar raspberry preserves Preheat oven to 350F. Spray an 8 x 8 inch baking pan generously with butter flavored nonstick spray. Set aside. Mix together flour, Splenda® Granular and salt in a medium sized mixing bowl. Cut in light butter until the mixture is crumbly, like a streusel topping. Do not over mix. Press dough into prepared baking pan. Bake in preheated oven 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Place Splenda® Granular and flour in a medium sized mixing bowl. Stir well. Add egg substitute and half and half. Stir until blended. Slowly add lemon juice while stirring constantly. Add lemon peel. Stir raspberry preserves until they loosen up. Spread evenly over warm crust. Gently pour lemon mixture over preserves. Bake in preheated oven 20 to 25 minutes or until set. Remove from oven and allow to cool before placing in refrigerator. Chill in refrigerator 2 hours before serving. 16 servings. Nutrition Information per serving: Calories 70, Calories From Fat 20, Total Fat 2 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Sodium 45 mg, Total Carbohydrate 10 g, Dietary Fiber 0 g, Sugars 1 g, Protein 2 g Exchanges per serving: 1 Starch

Molly, what do you think about substituting soy flour for the white flour to up the protein content? Think it would make a gross flavor? The only flours I have is whole wheat, white and soy. Thanks!

Yup, the soy would taste gross. How about subbing part oat flour or brown rice flour instead and whole wheat? Or try kamut or triticale flour. They are both wheat-type grains and have similar taste. Wherever I can get away with it I do away with the white flour altogether. You can't usually just use straight whole-wheat though because it tastes too strong for most people. At the most, I'd only sneak about 1/4 cup soy flour in there because it really does have a strong taste. Wish I had more time to play online this weekend!

Hi Molly, I was afraid to use the others for fear people would not like them. They are very good, strong flavor.. so I had cut the pan into 9 bars instead of 16 and only had a half and it was great.. next time I will try your suggestion. I even thought almond flour might taste nice with it! Hope you have a very Merry Christmas.. today wasn't the best eating day for me.. prolli 1500-1600 calories.. ridiculous! I can't wait to get back into the groove.. at least I am maintaining.. 134.5 today, bouncing between 134-136 as long as I can keep doing that till after the first of the year.. I will be happy.. see ya when I get back!

Oops, didn't read your post carefully enough. You prob. have some oats in the cupboard, just whiz them really good in your blender or magic bullet until they turn into a nice powder and waalaa you have oat flour. heehee Treat yourself to some good, healthy flours girl! You deserve to bake with good stuff!!!

Hi Melissa and Merry Christmas, It occurs to me that I have not used my big oven in a year, but these sound so good I think I will make a batch too. I was wondering what I could bring to my BFF and this will be it. Thanks so much for all the sharing and caring you do throughout the year. Us lurkers really do appreciate you. nancy