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Apple cinnamon bars
25 September 2017
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303
calories
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45
mins
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12
servings
Ingredients
Dough:
- 170g butter, softened
- 150g brown sugar
- 140g plain flour
- 70g whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 100g rolled oats
Filling:
- 4 apples, cored, peeled, and chopped
- 50g brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 15g butter
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp cloves
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180C. Grease and line with parchment 22cm square baking pan.
- Cream together butter and sugar, add the rest of the ingredients and mix until everything is incorporated.
- For the filling, melt butter in a saucepan with sugar and vanilla extract. Add chopped apples and stir for 2-3 minutes, until they are soft. Add cinnamon and cloves.
- Press half of the dough into the bottom of the pan, spread the filling on top. Sprinkle the remaining half of dough over the top evenly.
- Bake for 30 minutes until the crust is golden brown. Let it cool completely.
Although the weather is acting like it’s still summer, our calendars are already deep into September.
I distinguish three types of autumn baking: with apple, pear, and pumpkin. And when paired with caramel, nuts, and spices, these desserts will make autumn less soggy and depressing! 😉
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In this recipe, you can replace apples with pears, but I like it more with tart Granny Smith apples.