Strawberry Oatmeal Bars

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 1 cup brown sugar packed
• 1.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 1.5 cup oats 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1.8 sticks butter salted plus more for greasing pan cut into pieces,
• 10 ounce strawberry preserves 

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven

Directions

1. Watch how to make this recipe.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch rectangular pan.
3. Mix together the butter, flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. Press half the oat mixture into the prepared pan.
4. Spread with the strawberry preserves.
5. Sprinkle the other half of the oat mixture over the top and pat lightly.
6. Bake until light brown, 30 to 40 minutes.
7. Let cool completely, and then cut into squares.