An easy cooking recipe to make delicious sweet carrot pumpkin bars with the special flavor and texture of carrots.

1 cup flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp salt

1 large egg

1 large egg white

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup canned pumpkin

2 T canola oil

2 T melted butter or margarine

Grated peel of 1 orange

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup packed grated carrots

1/2 cup raisins

1/3 cup dried cranberries

1/3 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Combine first 5 items.  In a separate bowl, beat egg and egg whites until foamy.  Beat in sugar, pumpkin, oil, margarine, orange peel & vanilla until smooth.  Add flour mixture to egg mixture and stir by hand until almost combined.  Stir in carrots, raisins, cranberries and nuts just until blended.  Spread batter in 8"x8" greased pan.  Bake 30 to 35 minutes, until top springs back when lightly touched.  Cool in pan on rack.

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