Cranberry-Oatmeal Bars

Ingredients

• 0.3 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.5 cup brown sugar packed
• 6 tablespoons butter melted
• 6 ounces cranberries dried
• 1 large egg white lightly beaten
• 1 cup flour all-purpose
• 2 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 0.5 cup granulated sugar 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 3 tablespoons orange juice 
• 0.5 teaspoon orange rind grated
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 0.8 cup 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. To prepare crust, weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
3. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (through cinnamon) in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk.
4. Drizzle butter and juice over flour mixture, stirring until moistened (mixture will be crumbly). Reserve 1/2 cup oat mixture. Press remaining oat mixture into the bottom of an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
5. To prepare filling, combine cranberries, sour cream, granulated sugar, and remaining ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring well.
6. Spread cranberry mixture over prepared crust; sprinkle reserved oat mixture evenly over filling.
7. Bake at 325 for 40 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
8. Cherry-Oatmeal Bars: Substitute dried cherries for the dried cranberries and lemon rind for the orange rind in filling.
9. CALORIES 135 (31% from fat); FAT 6g (sat 6g, mono 8g, poly 2g); PROTEIN 7g; CARB 5g; FIBER 3g; CHOL 13mg; IRON 7mg; SODIUM 68mg; CALC 27mg
10. Maple-Date-Oatmeal Bars: Substitute chopped pitted dates for the dried cranberries. Omit granulated sugar from filling, and add 2 tablespoons maple syrup and 2 tablespoons brown sugar.
11. CALORIES 124 (33% from fat); FAT 6g (sat 6g, mono 8g, poly 2g); PROTEIN 7g; CARB 8g; FIBER 1g; CHOL 13mg; IRON 7mg; SODIUM 68mg; CALC 26mg