Basic Fruit Bar Mix

Course :	Bars
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	1

Ingredients:

4	cups	all purpose white flour or
2	cups	white and 2 cups whole wheat flour
2	cups	solid shortening -- preferable butter flavor crisco
1	cup	granulated sugar
1	cup	brown sugar -- firmly packed
1	teaspoon	baking soda
1/2	teaspoon	salt

Preparation:

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix with pastry blender until crumbly and well blended. Store in container with tight-fitting lid. Makes 9 cups Fruit Bar Mix, sufficient for 2 batches of any of the fruit bar recipes. Variation: If you prefer Fruit bars with a rolled oats crumb base, add 1 cup of uncooked, old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats when preparing any of the recipes.

Nutritional Information:

1319 Calories (kcal); 0g Total Fat; (0% calories from fat); 0g Protein; 341g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 2383mg Sodium