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preheat oven to 350.
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line a 9 X 13 inch pan with parchment paper.
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beat sugar and shortening until well blended.
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add honey, egg replacer, water, and vanilla and beat until smooth (not -- I have tried this recipe with a real egg and it does work, but the egg replacer is better for making a nice dense bar.
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The real egg will cause the bars to puff up a bit).
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mix flour, xantham gum, salt, and baking soda in a small mixing bowl.
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add the dry ingredients to the wet and beat until well blended.
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Scape down the sides to make sure everything was blended evenly.
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add the remaining ingredients and fold together with a spatula.
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Really work the mixture around to make sure everything is blended evenly.
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Use spatula to spread the mixture evenly in the parchment lined pan.
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Use another sheet of parchment and press down very firmly.
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You should have a nice even pan of dough.
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Use your fingertips on top of the parchment to press down in all the corners and along the edges.
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You want to eliminate any air pockets in the dough.
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Bake for 20 minutes or until the bars are a medium to dark honey brown color.
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While hot, get the same piece of parchment used before and lay on top of bars, place a tea towel or clean kitchen towel over the pachment and press down again.
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Don't forget the edges.
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When the bars have cooled down reasonably (20 minutes or so), remove them by lifting up on the parchment paper.
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For nice even bars, start on the 9 inch side and cut in half and then in half again so you have 4 even rows in front of you.
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Then flip the slab to the 13 inch side and cut in thirds going across.
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This will give you nice even sort of commercial looking bars.
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Wrap individually in plastic wrap once they are completely cool.
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Update: I have made these again with some new healthier options.
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decrease sugar to 1/3 cup.
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decrease shortening to 1/4 cup and add 1/4 cup apple sauce.
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replace 1/4 cup rice flour with 1/4 cup millet flour or teff.
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add 2 Tbsp chia seed.
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bake an additional 5 minutes:).
