Wednesday, March 9, 2011

GF granola bars

Today I received my first ever shipment of gluten free rolled oats.  It's been months since Rachel has had a granola bar, and our favorite recipe has peanut butter which Micah most certainly will not eat.  So I searched the web and found this recipe, and adapted it to our GF needs.  While I would have preferred to add chocolate chips, we were out, so golden raisins took their place.  Delicious!!!

Ingredients:

4 1/2 cups GF rolled oats

1 cup all purpose GF flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp GF vanilla

1 cup butter or margarine, softened*

1 cup honey

Add-ins: 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips, 1 cup chopped walnuts, 1-2 c. dried fruit such as raisins, cherries, etc.  

Lightly butter a 9×13-inch pan.  In a large mixing bowl combine butter and honey first.  Then add all ingredients except add-ins.  Beat hard until combined.  Stir in add-ins.  Press mixture into pan — really jam it in there so your bars don’t fall apart.  (You can use your hands!)  Bake at 325 degrees for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.  Let cool for at least 10 minutes before cutting into bars.  Let bars cool completely in pan before removing and serving.

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