Cereal Bar Recipe

A lot of people asked for the recipe for the cereal bars, so I thought I'd post how I made it. I changed the dough recipe a bit that I listed in the last post.

Filling:

1/2 cup dates
1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 strawberries
1/4 cup water

Dough:

1 1/3 cup AP flour (plus some for dusting counter)
2/3 cup Whole Wheat PASTRY Flour (keep an extra 1/4 cup of this out-- the dough is very, very sticky and might need a little extra in order to be "rollable")
1/2 T baking powder
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 t cinnamon
4 T milled flax
1/2 t salt
1/4 cup cold butter
2/3 cup milk
1 t vanilla extract


Reduce the filling in a pan on low heat and then blend until smooth. Now, I didn't use this filling. I just reduced unsweetened frozen raspberries, because that is what I had in the freezer. My husband loved the raspberry ones. I was not a fan, but then again, I don't like raspberries. I put grape jelly in the other ones, which were slightly messier, but they tasted incredible.

Use food processor or pastry mixer to cut the butter in until the dough is in little pea-size crumbles before adding milk and vanilla. After liquid is all mixed in, you'll probably need to add a little extra flour. It's seriously so sticky that I could hardly work with it at first. Halve the dough, and roll out on a floured surface until dough is about 1/8" thick, then cut into whatever size you want (at LEAST 3" thick). You can form them by hand, too-- that's what I did-- but they'll probably be a little thicker than that.

While oven is preheating to 350, lay cut bars on a lightly greased sheet pan. Put a small amount of filling down the middle of each bar, then fold dough over and seal with your fingers (or a fork). Bake for 16-18 minutes.