Quick & Easy Jam Bars

Use your favorite jam (raspberry and apricot are nice). These are ready in a flash and folks with a well-developed sweet tooth love them!.

• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup quick or old-fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons cold butter
• 1/2 cup jam of your choice 

 

Preheat oven to 375° F.

Mix together flour, baking powder and salt. Blend in oats and brown sugar. Cut in butter with a pastry cutter (or rub between fingertips) until mixture is crumbly.

Pat 2/3 of crumbly mixture into a 9x9” pan (for thicker bars, use an 8x8” pan). Spread with jam. Top with remaining crumbs and pat down lightly.

Bake at 375° for about 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cut into bars when cool.

Honey-Blackberry Jam

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No pectin needed!

• 5 cups fresh or frozen blackberries
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1-1/4 cups honey

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Rinse berries, then combine with lemon juice and honey in a heavy pot. Crush berries slightly with a potato masher to release juices. Bring mixture to a gentle simmer, then pour into a glass bowl. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.

Bring mixture to a boil and cook for 10-15 minutes (or until mixture begins to jell or reaches the jelly stage on a candy thermometer--about 220 degrees at sea level). Pour into hot, sterilized canning jars, seal, and process in hot water bath for 10 minutes.