Oat & Strawberry Bars

Place the following dry ingredients in your jar or zip lock bag. ( needs to hold 1 quart) 2 1/4 cups uncooked quick oats 1 cup all purpose flour 1 cup, packed, brown sugar 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt List the above ingredients on your recipe card and add: 1 can - 21 ounces - strawberry pie filling 1 cup softened butter 3/4 teaspoon almond extract Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray or grease a 9 x 13 baking pan. Beat butter until smooth. Add dry ingredients and mix until well blended. Press 2/3 of mixture into bottom of baking pan. Bake 15 minutes, remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes on wire rack. With food processor or hand mixer, mix strawberry pie filling until smooth Stir in almond extract. Pour mixture over prepared crust and sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture. Place in oven and bake for 20 min or until topping is golden brown and filling is slightly bubbly. Cool completely on wire rack. Enjoy!