Easy Peach Bars

Crust:
1 cup shortening
2 2/3 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar

Topping:
1 can peaches
egg replacer for two eggs
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon each: cloves, nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
4 tablespoons flour

Preheat oven to 350F. Mix crust ingredients together until uniformly crumbly. Press into the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan and bake for 20 minutes or until just lightly brown.

Meanwhile, drain the peaches, reserving the juice, and put into a blender. Using reserved peach juice as replacement for water in egg replacer, mix and add to peaches. Whirl until smooth, and then add the spices. Mix flour and baking powder together, and add, blending until smooth.

When the crust comes out of the oven, pour the peach mixture over the hot crust, and return to the oven for 25 minutes. Let cool, and slice into bars. Canned pears also work well, and ginger and cardamom work well in place of the other spices also.

Serves 12 to 36.