Chewy Oatmeal Fruit Bars

• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup soy flour
• 2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1 1/3 cups brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 2 tablespoons flax seeds (optional)
• 1/2 cup oil or 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1 cup apricot preserves or 1 cup your favorite preserves
• 1/4 cup nuts (optional) or 1/4 cup coconut (optional)

1. Directions, Oven at 350 degrees, have a baking pan ready.
2. Mix the dry ingredients together, add the oil and apple sauce and mix.
3. Separate about 2 cups of the mixture. Put the mixture into a pan or two - we used 1 14"x12" pan. You can grease the sides of the pan, but it isn't necessary on the bottom.
4. You want to pack the mixture down and have it be about 1/4 inch thick.
5. Spread on the preserves and then crumble the remaining dry mixture on the top.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
7. Let cool 10+ minutes and enjoy.
8. Oats & whole wheat are good for fiber, the soy adds some protein, and the apple sauce is a good partial substitute for oil/butter, keeping it pretty moist.

whole wheat flour, soy flour, quickcooking, brown sugar, salt, flax seeds, oil, applesauce, apricot preserves, nuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chewy-oatmeal-fruit-bars-154036 (may not work)