Apple Oat Bars Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
2 cups thinly sliced peeled apples (3 medium apples)
Directions
Stir together flour, soda, salt, and cinnamon until evenly mixed.
Add brown sugar and oats.
Stir in butter, egg, and vanilla; mix well.
Place half of dough in bottom of greased 9-inch-square baking pan.
Sprinkle nuts over dough.
Arrange apple slices over nuts.
Sprinkle remaining dough over apples; press lightly.
Bake at 350°F 25 to 30 minutes.
Cool; sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, if desired.
Cut into bars.
Add brown sugar and oats.
Stir in butter, egg, and vanilla; mix well.
Place half of dough in bottom of greased 9-inch-square baking pan.
Sprinkle nuts over dough.
Arrange apple slices over nuts.
Sprinkle remaining dough over apples; press lightly.
Bake at 350°F 25 to 30 minutes.
Cool; sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, if desired.
Cut into bars.