Strawberry Oatmeal Bars

Strawberry Oatmeal Bars:
Pioneer Woman

Ingredients:

1 3/4 sticks salted butter, cut into pieces, plus more for greasing pan
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups oats
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
One 10-12 ounce jar strawberry preserves or jam

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Butter a 9x13 pan.

Mix together the butter, flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder and salt.  Press half the oat mixture into the prepared pan.  Spread with the strawberry preserves.  Sprinkle the other half of the oat mixture over the top and pat lightly.  Bake until light brown, about 30-40 minutes.  Let cool completely, and then cut into squares.

***I baked for 35 minutes and it was perfect.***

Orange Croissant French Toast

Orange Croissant French Toast

Bon Appetit

Ingredients:

2/3 cup half and half (or milk)

3 eggs

1/3 cup orange juice

1 teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon orange zest

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

sprinkle of salt

4, 1 day old croissants, halved lengthwise

Butter

Powdered sugar

Maple syrup

Preparation:

Whisk first 9 ingredients in medium bowl.  Add croissants to egg batter and turn until throughly coated.  Let croissants soak for a few minutes each side in the batter to absorb batter properly.

Melt butter in skillet over medium heat.  Add croissants and cook until golden brown on both sides (about 2-3 minutes on both sides).  Be careful because it can burn quickly.  Sift powdered sugar over croissants.  Serve with maple syrup.

***I used smaller croissants (not mini croissants, but not large croissants) and I doubled the recipe.  Also, when I flipped the croissants during cooking, I flipped the croissants in the batter that was soaking.***