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    Applesauce Bars w/ Pecan Praline Topping


    Source of Recipe


    Bar Cookies A to Z by Marie Simmons

    List of Ingredients




    -----BATTER-----
    1/4 c Unsalted butter softened
    1/2 c Brown sugar packed
    1 lg Egg
    1 t Vanilla extract
    1 c Unsweetened applesauce chunky
    1 1/2 c Flour
    1 t Cinnamon
    1/2 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Baking soda
    1/4 ts Salt
    1 1/2 c Golden delicious apples peeled and chopped
    1/2 c Pecans chopped

    -----TOPPING-----
    2/3 c Packed brown sugar
    3 tb Unsalted butter softened
    1 tb Flour
    1 c Pecans chopped

    Recipe



    OVEN: 350 Lightly butter a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.

    BATTER: In a large bowl, beat together the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer til light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla; beat til blended. Stir in the applesauce just til blended. (The mixture will look curdled.)

    Sift together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir in the dry ingredients into the butter mixture just til blended. Fold in the apples and the pecans. Spread the batter in the prepared pan.

    TOPPING: In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, butter and flour and blend with a fork; stir in the pecans til blended. Crumble the mixture evenly over the top of the batter. Bake on the center rack for 30 to 35 minutes, or til the edges begin to pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool on a wire rack before cutting into bars. Makes 24.

 

 

 

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