Like many of you that know me, I hate to make the same thing twice! So I had a preschool picnic to go to and was asked to bring a dessert. I have had this recipe for a while but was waiting until the fall to give it a try. I figured the end of August was close enough so I made them this past weekend. They were really great. Tasted just like fresh apple pie, but easy to eat bars. I will make these again in the fall, but would eat them warm with ice cream!! Enjoy.
Apple Pie Crumble Barsfrom Crepes of Wrath
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon brown sugar, divided
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
6 cups granny smith (or a variety of your choice) apples, skinned and diced (about 5 apples, but I only had 4 and they still turned out well)
1/2 a lemon
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1. Take the butter out of the fridge to soften (do NOT melt) on the counter as you peel and dice up the apples into very small cubes. Squirt with the juice of half a lemon and set aside.
2. Combine the flour, salt, white sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar in a bowl.
3. Cut the butter into the dry ingredients. The butter should not be melted. What we’re going for here are crumbs (but moist crumbs). You can use a fork or your hands to do this.
4. Take 1 cup of the crumb mixture and mix it with the apples. Add the cinnamon, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, and nutmeg and set aside.
5. Preheat the oven to 350 F and grease and flour a 9×13 baking pan, or line it with tinfoil. Take 1/2 of your remaining crumb mixture and press it into the bottom of the pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
6. Remove the crust from the oven, pour in the apple mixture and top with last of the crumbs. Put it back in the oven for another 45-55 minutes, or until the top is a beautiful golden brown. Cut into bars after they’ve completely cooled. I put mine in the fridge and they firmed up very nicely, but you can eat them warm as well (maybe with some ice cream).
Apple Pie Crumble Barsfrom Crepes of Wrath
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon brown sugar, divided
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
6 cups granny smith (or a variety of your choice) apples, skinned and diced (about 5 apples, but I only had 4 and they still turned out well)
1/2 a lemon
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1. Take the butter out of the fridge to soften (do NOT melt) on the counter as you peel and dice up the apples into very small cubes. Squirt with the juice of half a lemon and set aside.
2. Combine the flour, salt, white sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar in a bowl.
3. Cut the butter into the dry ingredients. The butter should not be melted. What we’re going for here are crumbs (but moist crumbs). You can use a fork or your hands to do this.
4. Take 1 cup of the crumb mixture and mix it with the apples. Add the cinnamon, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, and nutmeg and set aside.
5. Preheat the oven to 350 F and grease and flour a 9×13 baking pan, or line it with tinfoil. Take 1/2 of your remaining crumb mixture and press it into the bottom of the pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
6. Remove the crust from the oven, pour in the apple mixture and top with last of the crumbs. Put it back in the oven for another 45-55 minutes, or until the top is a beautiful golden brown. Cut into bars after they’ve completely cooled. I put mine in the fridge and they firmed up very nicely, but you can eat them warm as well (maybe with some ice cream).
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