Black Raspberry Granola Bars

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 7 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups oatmeal
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup wheat bran or 1/2 cup oat bran
• 1/2 cup powdered milk
• 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup black raspberry preserves, melted
• 2 tablespoons brandy

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 and grease a 9x9 pan.
• 2 mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• 3 add eggs, milk, honey, vanilla, and canola oil. mix thoroughly â?? it will be evenly moist, but lumpy and a bit stiff.
• 4 pack about 2/3 of the granola mixture into the bottom of the pan.
• 5 mix brandy with melted blackberry preserves. pour evenly over the granola mix.
• 6 top with spoonfuls of the granola mixture.
• 7 bake at 350 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 8 cool and cut into bars or squares as desired.
• 9 tip -- melt the preserves in a pyrex measuring cup in the microwave on medium power to save getting a pot dirty. but cover it with plastic or a saucer to keep it from spattering.