Cherry Blossom Dessert

A family recipe from Bea Sears.

Getting ready: 15 min · Cooking: 40 min · Feeds: 12

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 C flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3/4 c oatmeal
• 1/2 cup shortening (I use butter)
• 2 cans cherry pie mix

Directions

1. Sift the flour, salt and soda; blend in sugar and oatmeal, then add the butter and mix well (I use my mixer).
2. Use a 9x13 cake pan, ungreased. Pour in 1/2 the dry mix and spread it out even.
3. Dump 2 cans of cherry pie mix in one at a time, dropping it even on one side of the pan and the 2nd can even on the other side, leaving very little spreading to do.
4. Now by hand sprinkle (cover) the rest of the dry mix over the top.
5. Into the oven for 40 min at 350. It will be golden brown and bubbly.
6. Cool.
7. Tip: Good with Cool Whip or ice cream and as good as cherry pie.