Plum-Good Improvements

Mark Crowell, CRC
02/10/2010

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Oatmeal Pecan-Plum Cookies

Original Formula:

Ingredients	% by Weight
Light-brown sugar	27.57
All-purpose flour	18.66
Butter, salted	16.50
Cranberries	11.84
Oats, rolled	10.87
Pecans, chopped	8.83
Eggs	4.76
Vanilla extract	0.39
Baking powder	0.29
Baking soda	0.29
Total:	100.00

Procedure: Combine oatmeal, cranberries and pecans. Combine other dry ingredients. Cream butter, brown sugar, vanilla and eggs until well combined. Add combined dry ingredients to creamed-butter mixture. Portion with #12 scoop onto baking sheet. Bake at 350°F for 17 minutes.

Revised Formula:

Ingredients	% by Weight
All-purpose flour	21.68
Light-brown sugar	19.96
Butter, salted	13.71
Dried-plum pieces	12.30
Oats, rolled	11.29
Pecans, chopped	9.17
Dried-plum concentrate	6.05
Eggs	4.94
Vanilla extract	0.30
Baking powder	0.30
Baking soda	0.30
Total:	100.00

Procedure: Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and plum fiber. Mix brown sugar, butter, vanilla and plum concentrate. Add eggs and combine. Separately combine oats, plum pieces and pecans. Incorporate flour mixture and oat mixture into butter and plum concentrate mixture and combine. Portion with #12 scoop onto baking sheet. Bake at 335°F for 18 minutes.

Nutritional Changes (%) From Original to Revised Formula:

Calories	-7.8
Calories from fat	-14.3
Total fat	-16.7
Saturated fat	-27.3
Cholesterol	-15.4
Sodium	-3.8
Carbohydrates	-2.9
Dietary fiber	+33.3
Sugars	-19.5

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