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Chocolate-Oat-Black Walnut Bars

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Recipe Introduction

The Black Bear Bakery is in a storefront at 2903 S. Jefferson Ave. in South St. Louis.. it is open from 3 to 7 pm on Thurs and Fri....most of its product are sold to restaurants and at local specialty markets...all are made from scratch with no preservatives, using traditional techniques... David Gioia Black Bear Bakery St. Louis, MO 1 cup butter
2 cups packed brown sugar
Cream and add 2 eggs. beat until well mixed..

in a medium bowl, sift together
2 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
add to creamed mixture
stir in 3 cups uncooked oats
1 Tab vanilla

press 3/4 of the batter into 9x13 baking pan

microwave 2 cups semisweet choc. chips with
2 Tab butter
1 1/2 cups cream
1/4 tsp salt on high power, stirring often, until chips and butter are melted and mixture is smooth..
stir in 1 tsp vanilla and
2 cups black walnut pieces

pour chocolate mixture on top of batter in pan..
dot with remaining oat mixture

bake in preheated 350 degree oven until chocolate mixture becomes solid, about 30 minutes..
cool completely before cutting into bars
makes 16 2"x3" bars..

Variation...fresh fruit, blueberries, raspberries etc, could be cooked down [sweeten with some sugar] and use instead of chocolate layer