Gingerbread with Lemon Glaze

Yields: 15 servings | 4 pts per serving

My rating:

This is just perfect for the holidays, and the lemon glaze is delicious. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

¼ cup applesauce
¼ cup lowfat yogurt, or sour cream
1 egg white (or 3 Tb egg whites from carton)
1 cup molasses
2½ cups flour
1½ teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup hot water
½ cup sugar

Lemon Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 lemons, juiced (or 4 Tb lemon juice)

Directions:

Blend applesauce and yogurt together. Add sugar and mix thoroughly. Beat in egg and molasses. Sift flour together with soda, salt, and spices. Add to molasses mixture alternately with hot water, beginning and ending with flour. Pour into a greased 11x7 or 9x9 pan and bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. After removing from oven, pierce top with the tines of a fork and glaze For glaze, combine lemon juice and powdered sugar. Best served warm.

Yields 15 servings in an 11x7 pan (Or, if you use a 9x9 pan, you can cut into 16 servings)

Nutritional Info: (per serving): 193 calories, 0 g. fat, 0 g. fiber