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bar - Fruit Bars

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 level teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup softened butter
1 cup white granulated sugar,
...(or 1 cup packed light brown sugar)
1 1/2 cups uncooked oats, regular or quick cook
2 cups seedless strawberry, grape, apricot, prune,
...blueberry or raspberry jam


Recipe

Preheat oven to 400. Grease a 13x9x2" baking pan/dish.
Combine the flour, salt and baking soda together in a medium bowl and set aside.
Cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl until fluffy.
Stir in the flour mixture, amd then the oats. Mixture will be somewhat crumbly.
Press 2/3 of the mixture over the bottom of the pan.
Carefully spread jam evenly over the crust to within 1/2" of edge.
Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture over top and press lightly so as to form a crust.
Bake for 20 minutes, until browned.
Cool completely and cut into bars.
Makes 24.