Lemon-Prune Bars

Ingredients

• 1 (6 oz can) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 cup snipped pitted dried prunes
• 2 tbsp flour
• pinch salt
• ¼ cup chopped walnuts
• ½ cup soft shortening
• ½ cup uncooked rolled oats
• 1 cup sifted all purpose flour
• ½ cup packed brown sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. To lemonade concentrate, add enough water to make 1 cup.
3. Simmer with prunes in saucepan until prunes are soft, about 5 minutes.
4. Add granulated sugar, 2 tbsp flour, salt and nuts.
5. Cook, stir until mixture is thick, about 8 minutes. Cool.
6. Meanwhile, cream shortening, add oats, 1 cup flour, brown sugar and mix until crumbly.
7. Pat ½ of this mixture in the bottom of a 8 x 8 inch pan.
8. Top with the cooled prune mixture and then the remaining crumbs.
9. Bake about 30 minutes.
10. Cut into bars.