Fruit Streusel Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups flour
2 cups old fashioned oats
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup butter, melted
3 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples
2 tablespoons flour
1 (12 ounce) jar raspberry preserves
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts

Preparation

Heat oven to 375*.
Combine flour, oats, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon.
Beat in butter just until moistened.
Set aside 2 cups.
Pat the rest into a greased 13x9 pan.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Toss apples with the 2 T flour.
Stir in preserves.
Spread over hot crust almost to edges.
Mix nuts and the 2 cups oat mixture.
Sprinkle over the apples.
Bake for another 30 minutes.