Oatmeal Breakfast Bars (recipe 13)

Oatmeal Breakfast Bars


Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 cups oatmeal
1 cup flour
1 cup wheat flour
1 1/2 cup raisins

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream butter and shortening with sugars. Add eggs and beat well. Add flours, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt. Mix well. Add oatmeal and raisins. Mix by hand until thoroughly mixed. Spread on ungreased 11"x 13" baking pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes, then cut into squares.

I will probably decrease the amount of white sugar to 1/2 a cup next time. My family is still becoming accustomed to the texture of whole wheat flour instead of white flour. Over time, I will be increasing the wheat flour to 1 1/2 cups, while only using 1/2 cup white flour.