Loveless Cafe's Jam Bars

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup rolled oats (regular, not quick cooking)
• 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup unsalted butter, cold and cut into slices
• 3/4 cup preserves, your choice of flavor

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375º.
• 2 grease and line 13" x 9" x 9" baking pan with parchment paper; set aside.
• 3 in a bowl, combine oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and pecans, mixing on lowest speed with an electric mixer.
• 4 add butter and beat until crumbs form.
• 5 reserve 1 1/2 cups of crumb mixture and set aside.
• 6 press remaining crumb mixture into bottom of prepared pan.
• 7 bake for 20 minutes or until golden.
• 8 spread preserves over crust and top with reserved crumb mixture.
• 9 bake for approximately 20 minutes or until top is golden.
• 10 cool completely before removing from pan and cutting.