Gluten Free Cherry Bars

• 1- 1/2 cup Bob's Gluten Free Baking Mix
• 1- 1/2 cup Oats (not Quick Cooking)
• 1 cup Brown Sugar, Firmly Packed
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoons Salt
• 3/4 cups Chopped Pecans Or Walnuts (optional)
• 2 sticks Firm Butter Cut Into 1/2" Cubes
• 1 pint Cherry Preserves

1. Butter a 9x13 baking pan and set it aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the gluten-free baking mix, oats, and brown sugar, baking powder, salt and mix well.
3. Add nuts if desired.
4. Then use a pastry tool to cut the butter cubes into the flour/sugar/oat mixture.
5. Be patient, this takes a few minutes.
6. Mixture should be crumbly in texture.
7. Pour half of the mixture into the buttered pan and press firmly to evenly coat the bottom of the pan.
8. Then spread the preserves over the oat mixture.
9. Top with remaining oat mixture and gently press to flatten the top layer.
10. Place pan in a preheated 350 degrees F oven for approximately 35 minutes, until bars are golden brown and bubbly.
11. Let bars cool completely before cutting.
12. Note: This recipe is adapted from Pioneer Womans Strawberry Bars.
13. Ive substituted gluten-free baking mix but one could certainly use plain flour instead.
14. Our family prefers the cherry preserves over strawberry.
15. And since I added the pecans, I increased the butter to 2 sticks.
16. Finally, PW used 10-12 ounces of preserves and I used a full pint jar (16 ounces) of cherry preserves, which turned out fine for us.

bobs, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, pecans, butter, preserves

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/special-dietary-needs/gluten-free/gluten-free-cherry-bars/ (may not work)