Monday, March 17, 2025

Double-Apple Bars

1 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. cloves, ground
1 1/2 c. chopped pecans
1./4 c. margarine, room temp.
1 1/2 c. plus 2 T. packed brown sugar
2 c. diced pared golden apples
1 c. applesauce

Heat oven to 375. Lightly grease a 13x9-inch pan. Line with foil; grease again. Mix flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and cloves. Beat butter and 1/2 cup sugar in a large bowl (using mixer) until fluffy. Beat in egg. then applesauce. Mixture will look curdled. Stir in flour mixture till blended. Fold in apples and 1/2 cup pecans. Spread evenly in prepared pan. In a small bowl mix remaining 1 cup pecans and 2 tablespoons brown sugar. Sprinkle evenly over top of batter. Bake for 35 minutes, or until edges pull away from sides of the pan and top is browned evenly. Cool in pan on rack. Makes 24 bars.

Suzy Lehman (Bill)
Our Swiss Pantry II
First Mennonite Church (Berne, IN)
1987

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