Applesauce Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
3/4 cup dry sugar substitute (I used Splenda)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon clove
1 1/2 cups hot unsweetened applesauce
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped (I used pecans)
1/4 cup raisins

Preparation

Place flour, sugar, dry sugar substitute, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a mixer bowl and mix at low speed to blend well.
Combine hot applesauce and baking soda. (Don't try to be modern and use cold applesauce and mix the baking soda with the flour; it doesn't work as well that way.).
Add the applesauce mixture, along with oil, nuts, and raisins, to flour mixture.
Mix at medium speed until flour is moistened and batter is creamy.
Spread batter evenly in a 9 x 13-inch cake pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray or greased well with margarine or butter.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20 or 25 minutes, or until bars pull away from the sides of the pan and a cake tester comes out clean from the center. Cool on a wire rack.