Oatmeal Coconut Raspberry Bars
Oatmeal Coconut Raspberry Bars Source: Gourmet, 2002 1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar 1/4 cup granulated sugar
Ingredients
- 11/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
- 11/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4cuppacked light brown sugar
- 1/4cupgranulated sugar
- 1/2teaspoonsalt
- 11/2 sticks (3/4 cup) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 11/2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 3/4cupseedless raspberry jam
Directions
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Oatmeal Coconut Raspberry Bars Source: Gourmet, 2002 1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup packed light b
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Spread 3/4 cup coconut evenly on a baking sheet, and toast in middle of oven, stirring once, until golden, about 8 minutes, then cool
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Blend together flour, sugars and salt in a food processor, then add butter and blend until a dough begins to form
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Transfer to a bowl, and knead in oats and toasted coconut until combined well
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Reserve 3/4 cup dough, then press remainder evenly into bottom of a buttered 13 x 9-inch metal baking pan, and spread jam over it
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Crumble reserved dough evenly over jam, then sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup (untoasted) coconut
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Bake in middle of oven until golden, 20 to 25 minutes, then cool completely in pan on a rack
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Loosen from sides of pan with a sharp knife, then lift out in one piece and transfer to a cutting board