Apple Crumb Bars

Name: Apple Crumb Bars
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 40 Bars, 40 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup old fashioned oats (rolled); 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup butter, softened or 1 cup margarine; 1 large egg, beaten; 4 golden delicious apples, peeled, cored, and sliced; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/3 cup all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup quick-cooking rolled oats; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine

Recipe by frozenmargarita

From the Washington Apple Commission

READY IN: 1hr 5mins

SERVES: 40

YIELD: 40 Bars

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

cup old fashioned oats (rolled)
1 ¹⁄₄

cups all-purpose flour, divided
¹⁄₂

cup brown sugar
¹⁄₂

teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₂

teaspoon salt
1

cup butter, softened or 1 cup margarine
1

large egg, beaten
4

golden delicious apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
¹⁄₂

cup granulated sugar
¹⁄₄

teaspoon nutmeg
Topping
¹⁄₃

cup all-purpose flour
¹⁄₃

cup quick-cooking rolled oats
¹⁄₃

cup sugar
¹⁄₄

cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine

DIRECTIONS

1) Heat oven to 350°F Lightly grease a 15- by 10- by 1-inch baking pan. Prepare Crumb Topping; set aside.
2) In medium bowl, combine flour, oats, and sugar. With pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
3) In medium bowl, combine oats, 1 cup flour, the brown sugar, baking powder, and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in beaten egg. Spread mixture evenly in pan.
4) Toss apples with sugar, remaining 1/4 cup flour, and the nutmeg. Spread apples over oatmeal layer. Sprinkle Crumb Topping in a diagonal pattern over apples. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until apples are tender. To yield 40 bars, divide the 15-inch-long side into 8 sections. Divide the perpendicular 10-inch-long side into 5 sections.