Breakfast Bars Recipe
Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 3/4 cups wheat bran
- 1 cup buttermilk*
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- Pinch salt
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 3/4 cup currants
- 3/4 cup dried apricots, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
Directions:
- In large bowl, combine butter, sugar, eggs, bran, buttermilk, flour, baking soda and salt. Beat with electric mixer at medium speed just until mixed. Stir in walnuts, currants and apricots.
- Spread batter evenly in greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Bake in preheated 375 degree F oven about 20 minutes or until edges are browned. Cool completely in pan on rack. Cut into bars. Wrap individually in plastic wrap. Store in refrigerator.
- Makes 16 bars.
- *1 cup buttermilk = 1 tablespoon lemon juice or white vinegar plus enough milk to make 1 cup (let stand 5 minutes)