Oatmeal Fruit Bars

This is a great bar for breakfast or snack for the kids.

Oatmeal Fruit Bars
2 cups flour
2 cups old fashioned oatmeal
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1-1/2 cup butter melted
1-1/2 cups preserves

In a large bowl, combine flour, oatmeal, sugar, salt and baking soda.  Pour melted butter over and mix really well.  It will clump up.  Press 2/3 of the mixture into the bottom of a 13x9 pan.  Spread the preserves over the crust.  Using the remaining oatmeal mixture, crumble over the preserves.  Bake at 350 degrees F until golden brown.   When it's cool, cut into bars and serve.  Freeze leftovers.

I've made this with strawberry preserves, peach jam, strawberry fig preserves with fresh blueberries.  Possibilities are endless!  Get creative!

Yum!