Corner— Fame And Fortune Could Be Just One Recipe Away (NAPSA)—It takes just one simple recipe idea and you could become a millionaire. The 43rd Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest is open for entries. Entry deadline is April 22, 2007. For more details and to enter, visit bakeoff.yahoo.com. This recipe example from the 18th Bake-Off Contest fits the Sweet Treats category. These bars pair caramel ice cream topping and chocolate in a chewy filling on an oatmeal-brown sugarcrust. Oatmeal Carmelitas Base: 2 cups Pillsbury BEST? All Purpose FlourorAll Purpose Unbleached Flour 2 cups quick-cooking oats 1% cups packed Domino or C&H* Brown Sugar 14 cups LAND O LAKES Butter, softened 1 teaspoon baking soda % teaspoonsalt Filling: 1 jar (12.25 oz.) SMUCKER’S CaramelIce Cream Topping (1 cup) 3 tablespoons Pillsbury BEST All Purpose Flour or All Purpose Unbleached Flour 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz.) % cup Fisher Chef’s Naturals Chopped Nuts Heat oven to 350 F. Grease 18x9-inch pan with shortening, or spray with CRISCO Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. In large bowl, beat base ingredients with electric mixer on low speed until crumbly. Reserve half of mixture (about 3 cups) for topping. Press remaining mixture in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine caramel topping and 3 tablespoonsflour. Sprinkle chocolate chips and nuts over partially baked base. Drizzle evenly with caramel mixture; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan, about 1 hour. Refrigerate 1 hour or until filling is set. Cut into 6 rows by 6 rows. Store in tightly covered container. 36 bars High Altitude (8,500-6,500ft.): No change. Bake-Offis a registered trademark of General Mills 2007 Smucker’s and Crisco are registered trademarks of The J.M. Smucker Company. Pillsbury and Pillsbury BEST are trademarksof the Pillsbury Company used underlicense.
