Squashy Matcha Bars

I wanted to make something matcha flavored.  Matcha is powdered green tea.  The Japanese often use it in baking.  It imparts a unique, slightly bitter flavor that I love.  I made up this recipe quickly with ingredients I had on hand.

I baked this mysterious zucchini-like squash, and pureed it to use in the bars.

Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl:

•  2 cups oats, ground coarsely in a blender
• 1 cup unbleached white flour (in the future, I'll just use all ground oats, because the texture is so fluffy and good)
• 1 package Jell-O Vanilla Instant Pudding (I read somewhere this is vegan, but I'm not really sure about the mono- and di-glycerides.)
• 1 cup Sugar in the Raw
• about 1 cup matcha powder (I used the whole package)
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. baking powder

Mix 1/4 c. ground flax seeds with 1/2 c. water - this is your egg replacer.

Mix wet ingredients:

• flax egg replacer (see above)
• 2 mashed ripe bananas
• about 2 cups pureed mysterious green squash (or zucchini or another green vegetable)

Mix wet ingredients with dry, and pour into a pan (9x13 works).  Bake at 375 F for 30 minutes.  Cool and cut into bars.  These are moist, light, and cake-like.