Carrot & Zucchini Bars

Recipe adapted from Better Homes and Gardens cook book

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups shredded carrot*
• 1 packed cup shredded zucchini*
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup golden raisins
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 Tbsp flax seed meal (optional)

*After shredding your carrots and zucchini lightly pat dry with a paper towel if they seem too damp

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350* F.
2. In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, ginger and baking soda.
3. In another large bowl stir together eggs, carrot, zucchini, brown sugar, raisins, oil, honey and vanilla.
4. Add carrot mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until combined.
5. Spread batter in an ungreased 13x9 inch baking pan. (Optional: sprinkle flax seed meal evenly over the top of the bars before baking-- it makes the bars less sticky, I use powdered sugar)
6. Bake about 25 min or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean (I usually bake until 20 and then test it from there).
7. Cool in pan and then cut into bars, or whatever shape desired. 

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