Recipe - G I Fruit Bars

1 cup Fruit;Dried, Pitted Cut Fine
1/3 cup Sugar
One half cup ;Water
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
1 tablespoon Lemon Rind; Grated
1 cup Flour; Unbleached, Sifted
1 cup Brown Sugar; Lightly Packed
One half teaspoon Salt
8 tablespoon Butter Or Margarine
1 One half cup Oats; Quick
3 tablespoon Milk

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cook fruit, sugar, and water until
thick. Cool. Mix flour, brown sugar, and salt. Cut in shorteninguntil
mixture resembles meal. (at least 1 minute in a food processor). Add
oatmeal and mix well. Add milk and blend. Pack half the dough into
greased 8inch square pan. Spread fruit mixture on top. Spread remaining
flour mixture over fruit. Bake 40 minutes. Cool and cut into bars.

Makes about 2 dozen 1 X 2inch bars.

From Better Homes & Garden's Homemade Cookies Cookbook, via The Home BBS.
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