Yield: 6 Servings
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
1 cup | Fruit;Dried, Pitted Cut Fine |
⅓ cup | Sugar |
½ cup | ;Water |
1 tablespoon | Lemon Juice |
1 tablespoon | Lemon Rind; Grated |
1 cup | Flour; Unbleached, Sifted |
1 cup | Brown Sugar; Lightly Packed |
½ teaspoon | Salt |
8 tablespoons | Butter Or Margarine |
1½ cup | Oats; Quick |
3 tablespoons | Milk |
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cook fruit, sugar, and water until thick. Cool. Mix flour, brown sugar, and salt. Cut in shorteninguntil mixture resembles meal. (at least 1 minute in a food processor). Add oatmeal and mix well. Add milk and blend. Pack half the dough into greased 8-inch square pan. Spread fruit mixture on top. Spread remaining flour mixture over fruit. Bake 40 minutes. Cool and cut into bars.
Makes about 2 dozen 1 X 2-inch bars.