---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Carmel Apple Bars
 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 4 servings
 
    3/4 c  Butter-flavor crisco
      1 c  Brown sugar; packed
      1    Eggs
  1 1/2 c  Flour
      2 tb Flour
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Baking soda
  1 3/4 c  Quick-cooking oats
      4 c  Granny smith apples
           Core/peel/diced
      1 ts Lemon juice
     14 oz Caramel candies; melted
 
       Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 13" x 9" baking pan. In large
  bowl, with electric mixer at medium speed, beat shortening and brown sugar
  until mixed. Add egg; beat until well blended. In medium bowl, combine
  1-1/2 c. flour, salt and baking soda. With mixer at low speed (or by hand),
  beat flour mixture into shortening mixture just until blended. Add oats;
  mix well. Reserve 1-1/4 c. oat mixture for topping; press remaining mixture
  into prepared pan. Bake 10 minutes.
       Meanwhile, in medium bowl, toss apples with 2 T. flour and lemon
  juice. Distribute apple mixture evenly over prebaked crust; press in
  lightly. Drizzle melted caramel evenly over apples; crumble reserve topping
  evenly over caramel. Bake 30 to 40 minutes longer, or until apples are
  tender ant top is golden brown. Loosen caramel from sides of pan with
  knife. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.
 
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