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Cranberry Orange Squares
A delicious square recipe with a pleasant flavor of oranges and cranberries.
Ingredients
- rolled oats, 240 g1 cup
- all purpose flour, 240 g1 cup
- brown sugar, 180 g3/4 cup
- baking soda3/4 tsp
- butter, 120 g; melted1/2 cup
- cranberry sauce, 240 ml; whole berry1 cup
- orange juice2 tbsp
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Method 10 steps
Lightly oil a a square baking pan, and line it with parchment paper.
In a mixing bowl, combine the rolled oats, flour, sugar, and baking soda using a whisk.
Using your hands, mix the melted butter into the rolled oats mixture, until it forms pea-sized clumps. Do not over mix.
Reserve 1 ½ cups (360 g) of mixture to be used as the topping.
Press remainder of oat mix into the bottom of the pan, making sure it covers the whole bottom.
Mix the orange juice with the cranberry sauce.
Spread evenly over the base.
Sprinkle the reserved oats mixture over the top.
Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 40 minutes, or until golden brown.
Cool and cut into squares.
Region evidence: no stated origin (basic dish)
