Cherry-Oatmeal Bars

Ingredients

• 0.3 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.5 cup brown sugar packed
• 6 tablespoons butter melted
• 5 ounce cherries dried
• 1 large egg white 
• 1 cup flour all-purpose
• 2 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 0.5 cup granulated sugar 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.5 teaspoon lemon rind grated
• 3 tablespoons orange juice 
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 8 ounce cup heavy whipping cream sour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• knife
• whisk
• wire rack
• baking pan
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 32
2. Weigh or lightly spoon 5 ounces flour (about 1 cup) into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
3. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk.
4. Drizzle butter and juice over flour mixture, stirring with a fork until moist (mixture will be crumbly). Reserve 1/2 cup oat mixture. Press remaining oat mixture into bottom of an 11 x 7inch glass or ceramic baking dish coated with cooking spray.
5. Combine granulated sugar and 2 tablespoons flour in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk.
6. Add egg white and next 3 ingredients, stirring with a whisk until blended. Stir in cherries.
7. Spread cherry mixture over prepared crust; sprinkle reserved oat mixture evenly over filling.
8. Bake at 325 for 40 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
9. Cut into bars.