Snack

Ricotta Breakfast Bars is for Breakfast, Snack.

Ricotta Breakfast Bars takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Ricotta Breakfast Bars takes 75 minutes to cook.

Ricotta Breakfast Bars makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Ricotta Breakfast Bars are:

BARS:
Barley Flour, 1.25 serving
*Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched, 1 cup
Brown Sugar, .33 cup, packed
Baking Powder, 2 tsp
Baking Soda, 1 tsp
Salt, 1 tsp
Cinnamon, ground, .5 tbsp
Pecans, .5 cup, chopped
Prunes, dried, .5 cup, pitted
Butter, unsalted, 1 stick (MELTED)
Ricotta Cheese, part skim milk, 1 cup
Milk, 1%, 50 cup
Molasses, 2 tbsp
TOPPING
Pecans, .50 cup, chopped
Brown Sugar, 6 tsp packed
*Poppy seed, 1 tbsp
Butter, salted, 1 tbsp (MELTED)

Here is how you make Ricotta Breakfast Bars:

This is an Oprah recipe, slightly tweaked.Preheat oven to 350, place rack in center.In large bowl, stir together flours, brown sugars, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, pecans and prunes. Set aside.In a separate bowl, stir together melted butter, ricotta, milk, and molasses. Add butter mixture to flour and stir gently to combine.Spread dough on a floured surface. Dust more flour over the batter and shape into a long rectangle (3" x 14"). Transfer log to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.For topping: in a small bowl stir all ingredients except butter together. Brush top of log with butter, then cover with topping mixture. Bake until log is dark golden-brown and gives gently to the touch, about 35 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet 10 minutes. Use a serrated knife to cut into 12 pieces, then transfer to a rack to cool. Serving Size: Makes 12 barsNumber of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ALLUVION.

The nutritional information for Ricotta Breakfast Bars is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 279.2

• Total Fat: 18.0 g
• Cholesterol: 30.1 mg
• Sodium: 423.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 29.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
• Protein: 5.1 g

The dietary needs meet for Ricotta Breakfast Bars is Vegetarian