Oat and Fruit Squares

Place the following dry ingredients in your jar of ziplock bag. ( needs to hold 1 1/2 quarts) 2 cups uncooked oats 2 cups of all purpose flour 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon of baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamom List the above ingredients on your recipe card and add: 2/3 cup of softened butter 1 1/2 cups of apricot, cherry, strawberry or other fuit preserves. Preheat oven to 350 degreees. Spray or lightly grease a 9 x 13 baking pan. Place all dry ingredients in a large bowl and add butter. Stir with a fork until mixture is crumbly. Set aside 1 cup of mixture. Press remaining mixture into baking pan and bake 7 to 8 minutes. Spread preserve of your choice over baked crust, sprinkle with reserved crumb mix and bake for 25 mintues or until golden brown. Cool competely before cutting.