Weekend baking: Raspberry jam oat bars

Ingredients

1 cup	Plain flour (Main)
1 tsp	Baking powder
¼ tsp	Baking soda
1 tsp	Ground cinnamon
1 pinch	Salt
1 ⅓ cups	Rolled oats (Main)
¾ cup	Soft brown sugar
170 g	Cold butter, diced
1 large	Egg, lightly beaten
¾ cup	Jam, (Kathy used raspberry) (Main)

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 180C. Line a 20cm square cake tin with baking paper.
2. Place the flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon and a pinch of salt in a food processor and process for 10 seconds. Add the rolled oats and brown sugar. Add the diced butter and process until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Process until the mixture just begins to form large clumps.
3. Tip mixture into a large bowl and using a fork, roughly mix in the egg.
4. Place ¾ of the mixture into the base of the prepared tin and gently press so the mixture is even. Spread over the jam. Crumble over the remaining mixture to resemble a streusel topping.
5. Place in the oven and bake for 35-40 minutes until well coloured and firm to the touch. Remove from the oven and leave to cool before cutting into bars. Store once completely cold in an airtight container.

See more of Kathy's simple baking recipes

• White chocolate crackle
• Lemon poppy seed cupcakes