Raspberry Bars

Another favorite in our house are raspberry bars.  I can make a large sheet pan of these scrumptious bars and they are ALL gone in less than 24 hours.  They are very simple to make, and the recipe at the end is big enough to make a 9 X 13 pan.  Since I make a large sheet pan, the ingredients are doubled.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Grease your pan of choice with butter, set aside

In mixer bowl combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt.

Mix thoroughly.

Cut the butter into long sticks, and then into several pieces.

Add to oat/flour mixture, and cut in well.

The mixture should hold together well.

Pour just under 1/2 of the oat mixture into the greased pan.

Make sure to evenly distribute it to cover the bottom, and press down.



Using a small bowl, pour in the jam and mix well to smooth it out (a fork works best.)

 

Pour jam onto crust in pan.  Spread out evenly onto crust.

Evenly sprinkle remaining oat/flour mixture over the jam, then press lightly into jam. Paying close attention to the edges of the pan (this will keep any of the jam from getting on the sides of the pan and burning.)

Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.

Cool completely (this is the hardest part of the recipe, waiting!) and cut into bars.

Here's the complete recipe for you....I hope you and yours enjoy it as much as we do!

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 3/4 sticks (14 Tbsp.) butter
18 oz. jar seedless raspberry jam

To prepare:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease your 9 X 13 pan with butter, set aside.
3. In mixer bowl combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt.
4. Mix thoroughly.
5. Cut the butter into long sticks, and then into several pieces.
6. Add to oat/flour mixture, and cut in well.
7. The mixture should hold together well.
8. Pour just under 1/2 of the oat mixture into the greased pan.
9. Make sure to evenly distribute it to cover the bottom, and press down.
10. Using a small bowl, pour in the jam and mix well to smooth it out.
11. Pour jam onto crust in pan.
12. Spread out evenly onto crust.
13. Evenly sprinkle remaining oat/flour mixture over the jam, then press lightly into jam.
14. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
15. Cool completely (this is the hardest part of the recipe, waiting!) and cut into bars.

A special thank you goes out to John Paul for all of the awesome pictures!

May God bless you and yours abundantly!