Strawberry Oat Bars – 2010.15

I thought this recipe was going to be better than what it turned out to be: oh, well. I liked the jam – although it made it sticky. And I liked the dough before it was baked. But, it turned out dry. Oh, well. Here you go (because I even put fails up here). Ok – my roommate said they weren’t a fail – she ate it. I told her I threw the rest of them out.

This is called learning:

1 cup flour

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup oats

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

3/4 cup chopped pecans

zest of one lemon

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 cup applesauce

1/4 cup canola oil

1 1/4 cup strawberry preserves

Mix dry, add wet. Take one cup out and set aside.

Press the rest of the dough into the bottom of foil-lined 9×9 pan. Bake the dough for 20 minutes at 350. Remove from oven, spoon the jam over the hot crust. Top with remaining dough.

Bake an additional 30 minutes or until lightly browned.

This recipe is from my GoodNeighbor magazine from my insurance agency.