Lyons Family Cookbook

Apricot Bars

1 1/2

cup

all purpose flour ... OR ...

... equal portions of whole wheat pastry flour and all purpose flour

1

tsp

baking powder

1/2

tsp

salt

1 1/2

cup

quick cooking rolled oats

1

cup

brown sugar

3/4

cup

butter

2

cans

(12 oz each) Solo Apricot Cake & Pastry filling

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in rolled oats and sugar. Cut in butter till crumbly. Pat 2/3 of crumb mixture into 13x9x2" pan. Spread with apricot filling. Cover with remaining crumb mixture. Bake in moderate oven 350° about 35 minutes, or till browned. Cool. Cut into 24 squares.

These bars can be made with any Solo Fruit-Flavored filling, such as Apricot, Cherry, Blueberry, Raspberry, or Strawberry.