Last night I was flipping through The Craft of Baking when I came across a lovely photo of some "Back-to-School Raspberry Granola Bars." It was an easy decision to try the recipe, because it calls for only a few basic ingredients and doesn't require much effort beyond stirring with a wooden spoon.
To make the batter that comprises both the bottom crust and the topping, all you have to do is combine flour, oats, sugar, dark brown sugar, baking soda, and pecans, and then stir in melted butter. You press two-thirds of the mixture into the bottom of a pan, spread on a layer of raspberry preserves (I used seedless spreadable fruit), sprinkle on the remaining batter, and bake.
These bars are rich and buttery and very yummy. The topping is a bit crumbly and makes the bar slightly messy to eat -- use of a napkin and plate is definitely advisable. But the raspberry filling is delicious with the oats and pecans, and these bars are a satisfying and decadent sweet treat. They don't really resemble granola bars very much (last time I checked, granola bars don't contain plentiful quantities of butter) but they are tasty enough that I'm not going to quibble!
Recipe: "Back-to-School Raspberry Granola Bars" from The Craft of Baking: Cakes, Cookies & Other Sweets with Ideas for Inventing Your Own by Karen DeMasco and Mindy Fox.
To make the batter that comprises both the bottom crust and the topping, all you have to do is combine flour, oats, sugar, dark brown sugar, baking soda, and pecans, and then stir in melted butter. You press two-thirds of the mixture into the bottom of a pan, spread on a layer of raspberry preserves (I used seedless spreadable fruit), sprinkle on the remaining batter, and bake.
These bars are rich and buttery and very yummy. The topping is a bit crumbly and makes the bar slightly messy to eat -- use of a napkin and plate is definitely advisable. But the raspberry filling is delicious with the oats and pecans, and these bars are a satisfying and decadent sweet treat. They don't really resemble granola bars very much (last time I checked, granola bars don't contain plentiful quantities of butter) but they are tasty enough that I'm not going to quibble!Recipe: "Back-to-School Raspberry Granola Bars" from The Craft of Baking: Cakes, Cookies & Other Sweets with Ideas for Inventing Your Own by Karen DeMasco and Mindy Fox.
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