Apple Pie Spice Bars

• 2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cup light brown sugar packef
• 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter ( 1 stick )
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 1/2 cup tart apples such as granny smith, peeled, cored and cut into small dice.
• 1 1/4 cup toffee pieces, I use Heath bits

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Have a ungreased 9 by 13 inch baking pan ready.
3. In a large bowl combine flour and sugar, cut in cold butter and mix to have a fine crumb mixture.
4. This can be done with a few quick pulses in the food processor or with finger tips
5. Remove 3/4 cup crumb mixture and pat in bottom of baking pan, it will be thin and dry, which is how it should be.
6. Add sour cream, egg, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and vanilla to remaining crumb mix in bowl, mix in with a spoon until combined, fold in apples
7. Drop mixture on top of crust in pan in even clumps, using an offset spatula or back of a spoon spread carefully over crust in even layer
8. Sprinkle toffee pieces evenly over batter in pan.
9. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until golden brown.
10. Cool completely on wire rack.
11. Cut into bars.

flour, light brown sugar packef, cold unsalted butter, egg, sour cream, baking soda, salt, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, ground cinnamon, tart apples, toffee

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/364233-apple-pie-spice-bars (may not work)