White House Fuit & Oat Bars!

Daily babble sent this great recipe today - looks YUM!
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White House Fruit and Oat Bars
Adapted from Bill Yosses, White House pastry chef, via the New York Times, May 11, 2010

• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 cup mixed seeds, such as pumpkin, sunflower, flax and sesame
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 1/3 cup honey 
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• Pinch salt 
• 1 1/2 cups mixed dried fruit, such as raisins, cherries, apricots, blueberries, pears, figs and cranberries (use a few kinds, and chop them up if they’re big) 
• a shake of cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 350F and line a 9×9″ baking pan with parchment paper or foil, letting a few inches hang over side of pan. Spray with nonstick spray.

Spread oats and seeds on a rimmed baking sheet and toast in the oven just until golden and fragrant, 6 to 8 minutes, shaking pan once.

In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, oil, honey, maple syrup and salt over medium heat. Cook, stirring often, until smooth and starting to bubble. Transfer the toasted oats and seeds to a mixing bowl. add the dried fruit and cinnamon and pour the hot sugar mixture overtop. Stir well with a heat-proof spatula, then spread into the prepared pan.

Bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. Using the overhanging foil or paper, lift out of pan and place on a cutting board; cut into squares or bars.

Makes about 2 dozen bars.

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Happy Baking! 

xo S

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