Grandma's Raisin Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups raisins
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 cup cold water
• 1/2 cup apple cider
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 cups shortening
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups oatmeal

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f and line a 9x15 pan with parchment.
• 2 filling:.
• 3 chop sugar and raisins in a food processor.
• 4 whisk cornstarch in water.
• 5 add cider.
• 6 add raisin mixture and mix well.
• 7 simmer 5 minutes.
• 8 cool.
• 9 dough:.
• 10 mix flour, baking soda and salt.
• 11 cream shortening and add brown sugar.
• 12 beat in egg and vanilla.
• 13 add flour mixture.
• 14 beat in oats.
• 15 spread half in pan.
• 16 top with filling.
• 17 spread remaining crumbs on top.
• 18 bake 30 mins.
• 19 cool and cut into bars.