Raspberry Jam Bars

Ingredients:

125g butter, melted
100g brown sugar
1 large egg
225g flour (plain/all-purpose)
135g rolled oats (not quick-cooking)
½ tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
300g raspberry jam (or other jam of your choice)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Grease a 20cm metal baking tin with butter, then line with baking paper (leave a little overhang - you can lift the baked bars out by holding the edges of the paper).
2. Melt the butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Then stir in the sugar (stir until there are no lumps). Beat in the egg and mix well. Then add the flour, oatmeal, baking powder and salt – mix until the mixture is smooth and you can no longer see the flour.
3. Spread 1 ½ cups of this mixture into the prepared baking tin and press down with your hands. Then spread the jam layer (warm it in the microwave first if the jam is too thick). Crumble the remaining mixture over the top of the jam layer with your hands.
4. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Then remove from the oven and leave to cool completely in the baking tin (about 2 hours). Lift the cooled mixture out of the baking tin by the protruding edges of the baking paper. Note: You can speed up the cooling process by leaving the bar mixture at room temperature for 30 minutes, then in the fridge for another 30 minutes.
5. Cut into 16 squares.

Yield: 16 squares
Recipe: recipetineats.com