Apple Harvest Bars

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I made these luscious Apple Harvest Bars as a gift for a special friend of the family. They are full of apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, pecans and they are just, oh so good. I was looking to send a gift that said "Autumn", but I wanted a little change from my usual baked goods. These Apple Harvest Bars are exactly what I was looking for!

Apple Harvest Bars

Crust

11/2  cup Flour
1/3 cup Sugar
11/2 teaspoons Cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon Salt
 1/2 cup Butter
2 tablespoons Apple Cider

Apple Mix 
4 cups peeled, chopped Apples
1 large Egg
11/2 cups sour Half and Half
2 teaspoons Vanilla
1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup Flour
1/2 teaspoon Salt

Topping
1/2 cup Flour
1/3 cup Brown Sugar
1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/2 cup Butter
1 cup chopped Pecans

~Set your oven at 350 degrees. Use a 13X9" pan.

To make the crust, mix together the flour, sugar,
 cinnamon, and salt.

Cut in 1/2 cup of the cold Butter with a pastry blender or use 2 forks.
To cut in you should cut the stick of butter into very small pieces.

Then mix in the butter until the pieces become very small,
 and your mix resembles cornmeal.
Add your apple cider and mix together.

Press the crust mixture into your pan.
Evenly cover the bottom. Set aside.

Peel, core, and chop your apples.

 The pieces should be bite size.

Mix together the egg, sour half and half, vanilla, lemon juice,
sugar, flour and salt. Mix at medium speed until combined.

Add apples and stir thoroughly.

Spread over the crust.
Bake for 30 minutes.
While the bars are baking, we will put the topping together.

Mix together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt.

Cut in your butter, just as you did when you made your crust.

Chop your pecans, and add to your mix.
Put the topping in the fridge until your crust
 and apple filling are finished cooking for the 30 minutes.

Sprinkle the topping over the filling, and bake for 10-15 minutes more.
Remove from oven and cool for 45 minutes.

Cut into 20-30 bars.
Store in refrigerator.

Enjoy!

Thanks for joining me today!

I hope you make these yummy bars. You will love them!!

Heartland Turtle Bars

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Heartland Turtle Bars are on the menu today! These bars come courtesy of Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito and their fabulous dessert cookbook, Baked Explorations. They are part of a twice a month posting I participate in as a member of Club Baked. 

Heartland Turtle Bars

Our host this month is Julie from A Little Bit of Everything.

Drop by her wonderfully creative blog to find the

recipe for these delicious bars!

I buttered, 

and rubbed in,

combined well,

made a well,

and filled it with butter.

Then I mixed,

and spread,

baked,

and sprinkled.

After that I melted,

and boiled,

poured, 

 spread,

crumbled and refrigerated.

Enjoy!

You are going to love this recipe. 

It is a little on the sweet side, and if I make this again,

and I will; I will substitute raisins for the chocolate chips.

It will be like a caramel oatmeal cookie! Yum Yum!!

Thanks for joining me!