Apple Caramel Bars

Apple Caramel Bars

I can hear you already going what on earth is that?????



Well.....If words like “bars” make you think, “Ew, weird, clicking away now,” don’t–click away

Avoiding things that sound weird will keep you from enjoying things that taste amazing.



So onto the recipe....



First things first

 Ingredients:
1. 5 cups flour
2. 1 1/4 teaspoons sugar
3. 1 1/3 teaspoon salt
4. 1 1/4 cup butter
5. 3 whole eggs
6. 1/4 cup water
FILLING
7. 10 1/2  cups apples peeled and chopped
8. 1 cups sugar
9. 1 cup brown sugar
10. 1/2 cup flour
11. 2 teaspoons cinnamon
12. 1/2 teaspoon salt
13. 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
14. 1/3 cup cool whip (regular flavor although french vanilla works too)
15. 

1/3 cup butter
16. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Second things steps...
1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt. 
2. Add in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. 
3. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, water
4.  Slowly add to flour mixture, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball.
5. Divide dough in half so that one portion is slightly larger than the other
6. Wrap each in plastic wrap. 
7. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
8. Roll out larger dough between two sheets of waxed paper into a 17-in. x 12-in. rectangle. 
9. Transfer to an ungreased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. 
10. Press pastry onto the bottom and up the sides of pan
11. Trim pastry even with top edges of pan.
12. In a large bowl, combine the apples, sugars, flour, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. 
13. Stir in cool whip
14. In a Dutch oven, melt butter. 
15. Add apple mixture; cook over medium heat until apples are slightly tender. 
16. Stir in vanilla. 
17. Spoon into crust.
18. Roll out remaining pastry; place over filling. 
19. Trim and seal edges. 
20. Cut slits in top. 
21. Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. 
 22. Cool on a wire rack.

Now simple disclosure I will on occasion borrow pictures from other sites if I did not take one and I apologize...The above picture came from www.babble.com



Enjoy !!

Love,
 Kiolbasa Style