Blackberry Almond Bars
Source of Recipe
fooddownunder.com
List of Ingredients
1 cup All-purpose flour
3/4 cup Quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup Granulated sugar
1/2 cup Butter or margarine, room temp
1/2 tsp Almond extract
1/2 cup Red Blackberry preserves
1/3 cup Sliced almondsRecipe
* 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8- or 9-inch square baking pan with foil. Lightly grease foil.
* 2. Mix flour, oats, and sugar in a large bowl.
* 3. Add butter and cut in with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in extract until blended.
* 4. Reserve about 1 cup oat mixture. Press remainder oven bottom of pan, adding more mixture if needed to cover. Spread preserves over top to about 1/2 inch from edges.
* 5. Mix almonds with reserved oat mixture. Sprinkle evenly over preserves, then press down gently. (Some preserves will show through.)
* 6. Bake 25-30 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool in pan on rack.
* 7. Lift foil by ends to cutting board. Cut in bars.
Makes 24 bars
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