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cinnamon, and salt and purée until smooth. Sift together flour and baking soda and combine with puréed ingredients in a large bowl. Stir in walnuts and raisins. Pour into a well-greased 9-inch ring mold or large loaf pan and bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes in the mold or pan, then remove. Serve hot or cold.

Variation: For banana bread, substitute 2 to 3 mashed bananas for the applesauce.

Complementary protein: soy (tofu) + wheat

Sesame Dream Bars

2 dozen

A heavenly taste combination.

Cookie Base

½ cup margarine, softened

½ cup honey

1¼ cups whole wheat flour

¼ cup soy flour

Preheat oven to 350°F. Cream together margarine and honey until light and fluffy. Add flours and blend well. Spread in an oiled 13×9×2-inch pan (a smaller pan will give you a cakey bar) and bake about 20 minutes until firm and just beginning to brown. Cool 5 minutes before adding top layer.

Top Layer

2 eggs

¾ cup honey or brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

¼ cup whole wheat flour

½ teaspoon baking powder

½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut

¼ to ½ cup groundsesame seeds

Beat eggs until light. Beat honey and vanilla; add flour and baking powder. Stir in coconut and sesame seeds. Spread in an even layer over cookie base. Return to oven and bake 20 minutes. Let cool for about ½ hour before cutting into squares.

Complementary protein: wheat + soy + sesame seeds

Applesauce-Ginger Squares (or Banana Bread)

16 two-inch squares

The banana and peanut variation is especially good-tasting. Victoria Phare of Ferndale, California, suggests adding ½ cup yogurt with the bananas.

1 cup applesauce

½ cup honey

1/3 cup oil or melted margarine

1¼ cups whole wheat flour

1/3 cup soy flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon each salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves

1/3 to 2/ 3 cup ground or chopped roasted peanuts

½ to 1 cup ground or whole sunflower seeds

Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix together applesauce, honey, and oil. Combine dry ingredients and mix into wet ingredients. Stir in peanuts and seeds. Bake in an 8-inch-square pan for 30 minutes.

Variation: Substitute 2 mashed ripe bananas, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1 egg for the applesauce. Reduce honey to taste. Bake in a small oiled bread pan at 350°F for about 1 hour.

Complementary protein: peanuts + sunflower seeds

Cypress Point Carrot Cake

Cypress Point refers to my former home in Pt. Richmond, California, a lovely community nestled right on San Francisco Bay. It was there that I wrote the first edition of Diet for a Small Planet.

The sauce is optional, and you can reduce cholesterol by omitting 1 egg yolk from the cake. Still, this is an incredibly rich treat, suitable for New Year’s Eve and other celebrations.

1½ cups whole wheat flour

½ cup soy flour

2 teaspoons cinnamon

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 cups grated carrots

1 cup crushed pineapple, drained

½ cup chopped nuts

½ cup ground sesame seeds

3½ ounces shredded coconut

3 eggs

¾ cup oil

¾ cup buttermilk

½ cup honey or 1 cup brown sugar

Sauce

½ cup buttermilk

¼ cup honey or ½ cup brown sugar

½ teaspoon baking sod

½ to 1 stick margarine

Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine flours, cinnamon, and baking soda. In another bowl, mix carrots, pineapple, nuts, sesame seeds, and coconut. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, buttermilk, and honey. Add carrot mixture to egg mixture, then add flour. Bake in an angel food cake or fluted-edge pan for 1 hour.

Combine sauce ingredients and simmer for 5 minutes. Take the cake out of pan, punch tiny holes in the top, and pour the sauce over it.

Complementary protein: wheat + soy + sesame seeds + milk

Betty the Peacenik Gingerbread

9 to 12 servings

A favorite of Claire Greensfelder, San Francisco. She earned the name “Betty the Peacenik” in 1970, when simultaneously she was the Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow and a leader of Students for Political Action in her high school in Oakland.

½ cup margarine, cut up

½ cup brown sugar

½ cup molasses

½ cup boiling water

1 egg

1¼ cups whole wheat flour

¼ cup soy flour

½ teaspoon each baking