Ingredients
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2 cups rolled oats, uncooked
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1 cup oat flour (can be made by pulverising rolled oats in a blender or food processor)
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1 cup chopped prunes or 1 cup other dried fruit
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1 cup apple juice or 1 cup orange juice (you could also use 1/4 cup molasses and 3/4 cup water)
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1/4 cup white sugar or 1/4 cup brown sugar
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1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup vegetable oil
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1/4 cup sesame seeds or 1/4 cup nuts, pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Grease a 9 inch by 13 inch pan, or two 8 inch by 8 inch pans.
- Combine all ingredients in bowl and mix well.
- It should be moist enough to form a ball, without extra liquid.
- Put mixture in prepared pans and spread evenly.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cut into squares while still hot.
- Wait until the bars cool before trying to remove them from the pan.
- One tip: if the fruit is hard, soak it with a bit of water before starting to make this recipe because the fruit doesn't soften much in baking.