Jam-It Bars...Low Fat + Exchanges

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Filus59602

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JAM-IT BARS

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 cup butter or margarine
1 cup chopped pecans -- divided
10 ounces peach jam or preserves

Combine first 6 ingredients; cut in butter with pastry blender until
mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in 1/2 cup pecans. Remove 3/4 cup of
mixture, and set aside. Press remaining mixture evenly into a lightly
greased 9-inch square pan. Spread peach jam over crumb mixture; sprinkle
with remaining 1/2 cup pecans. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over
pecans. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 35 to 40 minutes; cool. Cut into
bars. Yield: 24 bars.

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Per Serving: 168 Calories; 9g Fat (48.2% calories from fat); 2g Protein;
21g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 16mg Cholesterol; 81mg Sodium. ++++
Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 2 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates.
 
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