WARREN’S OATMEAL JAM SQUARES
At 102 years old, I still love to bake. I make these bars in my toaster oven for my fellow residents at our assisted living home.
—WARREN PATRICK TOWNSHEND, VT
PREP: 20 MIN. • BAKE: 25 MIN. + COOLING • MAKES: 16 SQUARES
1 1/4 cups quick-cooking oats
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 jar (10 ounces) seedless raspberry jam or jam of your choice
4 whole graham crackers, crushed
1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, mix the first five ingredients. In a small bowl, mix melted butter and vanilla; add to oats mixture, stirring until crumbly. Reserve 1 cup mixture for topping.
2. Press remaining mixture onto bottom of a greased 9-in.-square baking pan. Spread jam over top to within 1/2 in. of edges. Add crushed graham crackers to reserved topping; sprinkle over jam.
3. Bake 25-30 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into squares.