Brown Sugar and Oatmeal Crumbly Apple Bars |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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I haven't tried this yet, but with all the apples falling from my tree in my front yard, I had to post it to make sure my shopping list this week includes rolled oats, which I usually don't have around. This just sounds like the best thing to make for my two voraciously hungry boys, now that the Sacramento heat is being tempered by those cool Delta breezes of autumn. Ingredients:
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed |
3/4 cup rolled oats |
3/4 cup all-purpose flour |
3/4 cup whole wheat flour (you can use all white flour if that's all you have around, but wheat flour will add more good-for-yo) |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
3/8 teaspoon salt (just dip the 1/4 tsp measuring spoon in halfway for that 1/8) |
10 tablespoons cold butter, divided |
3 small apples, cored, unpeeled and thinly sliced |
2 teaspoons lemon juice, divided |
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon |
1/2 cup sugar |
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch |
1/2 cup hot water |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional) or 1/2 cup walnuts (optional) |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line a nine inch square pan with foil or parchment paper.
3. In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, oats, flour, soda, and salt.
4. Cut in 9 tablespoons butter. (This can also be done in a food processor.)
5. Reserve 3/4 cup of the mixture and pat the rest into prepared pan. It will be dry.
6. Toss apples with half of lemon juice and arrange over crust in pan.
7. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
8. In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and hot water.
9. Turn heat to medium and cook, whisking constantly until mixture begins to boil and thicken.
10. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla, remaining 1 tablespoon butter and remaining teaspoon of lemon juice.
11. Pour over apples.
12. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture and nuts, if using.
13. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes, or until lightly browned.
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