Recipe: Oatmeal and Fruit Bars

Oatmeal and Fruit Bars
rec.food.recipes/Daphne/2000

3 cup quick-cooking oats
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
3/4 cup chopped dates
3/4 cup dried apricots, chopped
1 cup apple butter
1 tbsp. sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix the oat, cinnamon, and cloves in a large bowl. Add dates and apricots, stir in apple butter. Mix until ingredients are well blended and oats are moistened with apple butter. Spread mixture in 8 x 13"non-stick pan. Pat it down to make an even bottom layer. Sprinkle sugar over surface. Bake for 2 min. Immediately cut into 2-inch squares, do not remove from pan. Allow to cool, go over cuts with knife again, and serve. They're even better on the second day.