Ingredients:
1 cup quick cooking rolled oats
1 cup all purpose flour
2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup apple or cranberry juice
10 ounces apricot preserves
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 325°F. Lightly oil an 8x12 inch baking
dish or coat it with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. Combine first
5 ingredients in a bowl with fingertips until no lumps of brown sugar remain.
Drizzle oil and fruit juice over oats and mix in with fingertips until
evenly moistened and crumbly. Set aside half for the topping. Press the
remainder evenly in bottom of prepared baking dish. Spread apricot preserves
over top. Sprinkle with reserved oat topping. Bake 30-40 minutes, or until
golden. Let cool in baking dish on a rack. Cut into bars and store at room
temperature in an airtight container.
Quantity:
Makes 15 servings
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