Dutch Apple Bars

Tastes like Dutch Apple Pie on a shortbread crust. This is a professionally tested recipe, but be advised that there is much variation between individual ovens, and therefore baking times, temps are a guideline. Please watch your product carefully to guard against over baking as happened below.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Yields: 16 bars

Ingredients

• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 2  tablespoons flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1⁄2 cups  thinly sliced peeled tart cooking apples

• Crumb Topping

• 2⁄3 cup flour
• 1⁄2 cup  packed brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1⁄4 cup margarine

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mixe one cup flour and 1/3 cup sugar in mixing bowl.
3. Cut in butter, using pastry blener or crisscrossing 2 knives, until crumbly.
4. Press in ungreased square baking pan, 9 x9 inches.
5. Bake 25 minutes.
6. Mix 1/3 cup sugar, 2 tbsp flour and cinnamon in a small bowl.
7. Stir in apples to coat.
8. Spoon over baked layer.
9. Sprinkle with crumb topping.
10. Bake 35- 40 minutes or until topping is light brown and apples are tender.
11. Cool completely.
12. For bars cut into 4 x 4 rows.