Ingredients

The following ingredients have 6 Servings
  • 14 tablespoons (195 grams) Unsalted Butter (or 1 3/4 sticks.)
  • 2 cups + 2 tablespoons (305 grams) All Purpose Unbleached Flour (I use Bob's Red Mill)
  • 1/4 cup (55 grams) Cane Sugar
  • 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon (65 grams) Light Brown Sugar (divided)
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon (divided)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Fine Sea Salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 cup (50 grams) Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
  • 2 pounds (950 grams) Apples (peeled, cored and sliced very thin, about 1/8 inch to yield about 6 cups (585 grams / 1 pound 3 ounces))
  • 2 tablespoons Maple Syrup
  • 2 tablespoons Apple Juice, Apple Cider or Water (*see note)
  • Zest and Juice of One Lemon
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 3/4 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
  • 1/4 tespoon Fine Sea Salt
  • 1 tablespoon Cornstarch

Instruction

  • Lightly oil the bottom and sides of an 8 inch by 8 inch baking pan with pan spray or vegetable oil. Line the pan with parchment paper leaving "handles" to lift the apple bars out of the pan. Set aside.