Sweet And Salty Granola Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

BARS
3 cups oats (Robin Hood or Old Mill)
1 cup toasted almond, coarsely chopped
1 cup sunflower seeds (or a combination of both) or 1 cup pumpkin seeds (or a combination of both)
1 cup raisins
1 (300 ml) can eagle brand sweetened condensed milk (regular or low-fat)
1/2 cup crisco all-vegetable shortening, melted
1 tablespoon kosher salt
TOPPING
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F Line a 15x20-inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper.
BARS: Combine all ingredients for bars in large bowl. Mix well. Press evenly into prepared pan.
Bake in preheated oven 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly.
TOPPING: Combine melted chocolate and Kosher salt. Drizzle over bars. Allow chocolate to harden. Cut into bars.
NOTE; When lining a pan with parchment paper, overlap the sides to allow for easy removal and cutting of squares.