Recipe#8018

Title: Apricot Raisin Bars

Message-ID: <333708E5.72F0@paradise.net> 
 Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 18:06:13 -0500 
 From: Alkim  
 Newsgroups: rec.food.baking 
 Subject: Oatmeal Snack bars 
 References: <5h5h99$hh0@morgoth.sfu.ca> 

Categories: Cookies, Low-fat, Desserts
 Yield: 24 Bars
 MMMMM--------------------------FILLING-------------------------------
 1/2 c  Dried apricots, diced
 1/4 c  Raisins
 1/2 c  Apples, peeled and grated
 1/2 c  Reduced-sugar apricot preserves
 MMMMM---------------------------CRUST--------------------------------
 1 1/2 ts Baking soda
 1 c  All-purpose flour
 1/2 c  Oat bran
 2 c  Rolled oats
 1 ts Ground cinnamon
 1 c  Brown sugar
 3/4 c  Reduced-calorie margarine, melted
 In a medium bowl, combine all filling ingredients. Stir well.
 Make crust: In a large bowl, combine baking soda, flour, oat bran,
 oats, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Stir in melted margarine. Press
 slightly more than half of crust mixture in bottom of a 9- by 13-inch
 pan sprayed with vegetable cooking spray.
 Spread on filling. Sprinkle on remaining crust. Bake at 325 degrees
 for 20 minutes. Cut into bars.
 Makes 24 bars