Breakfast Bars
By: Lady Catherine ...
Published: Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 8:11am

Ingredients




1 1/3 cups flour
¼ tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. salt
2/3 oats
4 tbs. brown sugar
Zest and juice of ½ lemon
3 oz. cream cheese
4 tbs. butter
2/3 cup your favorite jam

Preparation

1 Preheat Oven 350 degrees: 2 Combine in a medium size bowl the flour, baking soda, brown sugar and lemon zest.  Set this aside. 3 In a mix-master combine the cream cheese and butter. Mix until smooth.  Add the flour mixture and beat on low until the mixture is crumbly.  Set aside one cup of this mixture. 4 Butter a 9 x 9 baking pan. 5 Press the remaining crumb mixture onto the bottom of the prepared baking pan.  Bake for about 10-15 minutes. 6 In a small bowl combine the jam with the lemon juice.  Carefully spread the jam over the hot crust.  Sprinkle with the reserved cup of crumb mixture. 7 Bake 15 – 20 minutes, or until top is slightly golden.   Cool and cut into bars.

About

This is a sweet way to start the day.
Enjoy with Love,
Catherine
xo