Apple Oatmeal Bars
"These bars are like an apple crisp with the "crisp" on the bottom and the top."
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
9
ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup quick oats
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
- 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, cut into small pieces
- 3 cups thinly sliced cooking apples
directions
- Mix flour, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda.
- Add brown sugar and oatmeal.
- Cut in 1/2 cup butter or margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Pat 1/2 the mixture into a greased 8 or 9 inch square pan to make a bottom crust.
- Put apples on top of this bottom layer.
- Cover with remaining crumbs.
- Dot with 2 tablespoons butter or margarine pieces.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or til nicely browned.
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Reviews
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I doubled this recipe for a 13x9 pan because I have roommates who love homemade treats. Unfortunately, non of us were that impressed with these bars. I realized (while my hands were in the bowl, mixing) that the ratio of butter to dry ingredients wasn't correct at all. I should have cut the amount of butter nearly in half to come out with that crumbly texture necessary for a crisp or bars. Even after adding more flour and oatmeal, the texture still was not quite right-- soft and chewy when expected more of a crunch, at least from the top layer. All in all, the recipe is a decent starting point, but be prepared to make some adjustments yourself!
