Low-Fat Gingerbread

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Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups whole-wheat flour
• 1 tsp. ground ginger
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 egg, lightly beaten

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Combine flour, ginger, cinnamon and baking soda in a small bowl. In a large bowl, stir together sugar, buttermilk, oil, molasses and egg. Add flour mixture to wet ingredients and stir well. Pour into baking pan and bake for 25 minutes.

Makes 16 Squares

Nutritional Information

Calories: 128
Carbohydrate: 21g
Protein: 1.7g
Fat: 4g
Cholesterol: 13mg
Sodium: 55mg
Fiber: 1g