Pack It And Go Energy Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/2 cup dark raisin
1/2 cup golden raisin (I sometimes sub prunes or dates,cut up)
1/2 cup dried apricot
1/3 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/4 cup golden molasses
1 large egg
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1/4 cup toasted wheat germ
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 pinch salt (mineral salt from the health food store is good)
1/2 cup milk (2% is preferable)
1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300\u00b0F.
Place oats and sliced almonds on a baking sheet.
Toast in oven for 10 minutes.
Set aside.
Turn the oven to 325\u00b0F.
Place raisins, apricots, oats, and almonds in a food processor.
Pulse about 10 times until coarsely chopped.
Set aside.
In the bowl of a heavy-duty mixer fitted with a paddle, beat the butter, brown sugar, molasses and egg until light and fluffy.
In a separate bowl, combine both flours, dry milk, wheat germ, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, and salt.
Add to the creamed mixture.
Add the milk and mix thoroughly.
Add dried fruit mixture.
Butter a 13x9-inch baking pan.
Pour in the batter and spread evenly.
Bake for about 30 minutes, until set.
Cool in the pan. Cut into 18 (1 x 4-inch) bars.
To store, wrap bars individually in plastic wrap or those little snack baggies.
Will keep for about 1 week. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months.