Snacks & Desserts
Barb’s Apple Bars
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Makes: |
24
bars |
48
bars |
72
bars |
96
bars |
120
bars |
144
bars |
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Ingredients: |
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Flour |
2
C. |
4
C. |
6
C. |
8
C. |
10
C. |
12
C. |
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Baking
powder |
2
t. |
1
T. + 1 t. |
2
T. |
2
T. + 2 t. |
3
T. + 1 t. |
4
T. |
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Salt |
1/2
t. |
1
t. |
1
1/2 t. |
2
t. |
2
1/2 t. |
1
T. |
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Cinnamon |
1/2
t. |
1
t. |
1
1/2 t. |
2
t. |
2
1/2 t. |
1
T. |
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Vanilla |
1
t. |
2
t. |
1
T. |
1
T. + 1 t. |
1
T. + 2 t. |
2
T. |
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Butter/margarine |
1/2
C. |
1
C. |
1
1/2 C. |
2
C. |
2
1/2 C. |
3
C. |
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Brown
sugar |
1
C. |
2
C. |
3
C. |
4
C. |
5
C. |
6
C. |
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Sugar |
1
C. |
2
C. |
3
C. |
4
C. |
5
C. |
6
C. |
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Egg |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
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Walnuts;
chopped |
1
C. |
2
C. |
3
C. |
4
C. |
5
C. |
6
C. |
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Apple;
chopped |
1
C. |
2
C. |
3
C. |
4
C. |
5
C. |
6
C. |
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Cinnamon
sugar to sprinkle |
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Assembly
Directions:
Stir
flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon together in
small bowl. Melt butter/margarine in large bowl in microwave.
Beat in sugars, egg and vanilla with wooden
spoon. Stir
in flour mixture, apples and walnuts until thoroughly
combined. Spread
into a sprayed 9x13 baking dish.
Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Freezing
and Cooking Directions:
Option
1: Bars may be frozen unbaked in 9x13 pan (inside
a freezer bag) or apple bar mixture may be spooned
unbaked into a one gallon freezer bag and frozen to
bake later. To
serve, thaw. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.
Option
2: To bake now and freeze later, bake bars at 350° for 30 minutes.
Cool. Cut
into bars. Label and freeze in rigid containers using
waxed paper between layers.
Comments:
Nanci’s mom-in-law, Barb, has been making these for as long as Nanci can remember (that’s at least 25 years!). They are a great recipe for “kid helpers”. We often substitute blueberries for the apples.