Apple Bars With Oatmeal Crumb Topping Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Arrange apple slices in ungreased 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon orange peel and the orange juice.
• In medium bowl, mix oats, sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender or fork, until mixture looks like coarse meal. Sprinkle over apples.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until apples are tender and topping is lightly browned. Spoon into dessert bowls; top each serving with 1 tablespoon whipped topping. Garnish with orange peel.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Toss apples with white sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a medium bowl to coat; pour into a 9-inch square baking dish.
• Mix brown sugar, oats, flour, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a separate bowl. Use a pastry cutter or 2 forks to mash cold butter into the oats mixture until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs; spread over the apples to the edges of the baking dish. Pat the topping gently until even.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown and sides are bubbling, about 40 minutes.

Steps:

• To make the crust: in a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat together the butter and flour until crumbly and well combined.
• Transfer the mixture to an ungreased 13x9 inch baking pan.
• Using your hands, pat the crust firmly and evenly into the pan.
• Bake in a 350° oven for 20 minutes; remove from oven a let cool completely, about 45 minutes.
• To make the topping: in a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, oats, and cinnamon together.
• With a pastry blender, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs; then using your hands, toss until all the ingredients are well combined; set aside.
• When the crust is cooled, evenly spread the apple filling over the crust, leaving a 1/4-inch edge all around.
• Sprinkle the crumb topping over the apple filling; sprinkle the additional 3 tablespoons rolled oats over the crumb topping.
• Bake for 45 minutes; allow to cool to room temperature.
• To make the glaze: In a bowl, combine the sugar and water; beat until smooth.
• Cover until ready to use.
• When the bars are completely cooled, drizzle the glaze decoratively over the crumb topping.
• Allow the glaze to set for 15-20 minutes before cutting into bars and serving.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a jelly roll pan with cooking spray.
• Stir oil and milk for crust together in a bowl. Sift flour, sugar, and salt into the bowl; stir to combine. Set 1/3 of the crust mixture aside for crumble topping. Press remaining 2/3 crust mixture into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared pan.
• Combine apples, sugar, flour, melted butter, milk, vanilla, and salt for the filling in a bowl. Spread out over the bottom crust, and crumble reserved crust mixture over top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust and topping are golden brown, about 50 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes, before cutting into 24 bars.

Steps:

• Cut Shortening into flour with a pastry blender or fork until well blended and particles are the size of small peas. Make a well in the center and pour in ice water. Toss together, being careful not to over work the dough. Shape into a flat disk and place on floured board. Roll out to about 2″ larger than inverted pie dish. Fold pastry in half and place in pie dish. Unfold and fit pastry to dish. Press firmly against bottom and sides. Crimp edges.
• For Pie:.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Peel and slice apples thinly. Mix sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger in a large bowl. Add sliced apples and toss well with sugar mixture. Turn into pastry coated pie plate.
• For Crumb Topping:.
• In a medium sized bowl, mix together the 1/2 cup of flour, 1 cup oatmeal, 1/2 cup brown sugar and the 1/3 cup of butter with a fork or pastry blender.
• Sprinkle crumb topping over the apples in pastry lined pie plate.
• Bake pie at 375 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes.
• This recipe yields one 10″ pie.