Apple Bars

Nothing says fall like 90 mile an hour winds, er apples, yeah apples. I love a good blustery day, thankfully for 6 months out of the year we get plenty of them. My favorite thing to do on said blustery days is make a pot of beans, fresh bread and maybe dessert.

Today was a dessert kind of day. It rained almost the whole day. We spent it folding paper airplanes, cooking, baking, reading and floating boats in the gigantic puddle in the driveway. I knew I wanted to make something but the what eluded me. Finally late afternoon was here and I had to get my ass in gear. I found some sad granny smiths in the fridge behind the mega tub of Nancy's yogurt and almost took them to the chickens. They weren't bad just a little wrinkled. Being cheap and living on a budget means sometimes you eat the wrinkly apples, covered in sugar, oatmeal and butter of course.

Apple Bars

1 cup flour, can be whole wheat
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter
1 cup oatmeal
3 apples, peeled, cored and chopped

in a food processor pulse together the flour, sugar and salt
cut the butter up and drop it in pulse until the mixture is crumbly
add the oatmeal and just pulse to combine
pat half the mixture firmly in a 9x9 pan
sprinkle the chopped apples over the top
crumble the remaining mixture over the top
bake for 25-30 minutes at 350˚, watching the last 5 minutes mine got a bit over done but it was still delicious
cut into bars and eat while watching your trash can sail away in 90 mile an hour winds, or not either way there are still good


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Peace and Love,