Apricot-Oatmeal Bars/lf

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Title: Apricot-Oatmeal Bars/lf
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 15 servings

1 c Quick-cooking rolled oats
1 c All-purpose flour
2/3 c Packed light brown sugar
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Baking soda
1/4 c Vegetable oil
1/4 c Apple or cranberry juice
10 oz Apricot preserves
Preferably all-fruit

Recipe by: Eating Well
"These pretty streusel-topped bars are quick to make and easy to
transport. Made with unsweetened apricot preserves, they are a good source
of potassium and beta carotene." Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly oil
an 8 by 12-inch baking dish or coat it with nonstick cooking spray; set
aside. In a large bowl, work together oats, flour, brown sugar, salt and
baking soda with your fingertips until no lumps of brown sugar remain.
Drizzle oil and fruit juice over the oats and mix in with your fingertips
until evenly moistened and crumbly. Set aside 1/2 cup for the topping;
press the remainder evenly in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
Spread apricot preserves over the top. Sprinkle with the reserved oat
topping.
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until golden. Let cool in the baking
dish on a rack. Cut into 15 bars. Store at room temperature in an airtight
container. Makes 15 bars.
195 cals, 4 g fat.

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