Trail cake

Ingredients:

• 2 ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 2 ½ tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 1 ¼ cup sugar
• ¾ cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• ¾ cup egg whites (approximately 6 large eggs)
• 1 cup nonfat milk

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Very lightly grease a 13×9 inch glass pan.
3. Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
4. Mix together the sugar and applesauce. Stir in vanilla, milk and eggs.
5. Add dry ingredients until well blended.
6. Spread batter evenly into pan, using a spatula.
7. Bake for 27 to 35 minutes on middle rack, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Depending on oven and humidity it may take up to 40 minutes for it.

Dehydrate:

1. Cut strips of cake, then cut them in half. Then diced them up, to large crouton size.
2. Dry them at 135 for 12 hours or so. What you want is crouton style. Hard and crunchy.

Yields: serves 22

 Serving suggestions:

• Berry Shortbread
• Pineapple upside down cake 
• Pudding cake dessert
• Strawberry shortcake

Calories: 107