Johnny Appleseed Bars

• 1 c. sifted flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 1/2 c. rolled oats (uncooked)
• 2/3 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 egg
• 2 c. peeled apples, thinly sliced
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 c. shortening, melted
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/4 c. chopped pecans

1. Mix and sift flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon.
2. Add everything else except for the apples and pecans, then beat mixture until smooth (about 2 minutes).
3. Press 1/2 of dough into bottom of a greased 9-inch square baking pan.
4. Sprinkle pecans over dough.
5. Arrange apple slices over pecans.
6. Roll remaining dough between 2 sheets of waxed paper to form a 9-inch square. Remove top sheet; place over filling.
7. Remove other sheet.
8. Press lightly around edges.
9. Bake at 350u0b0 for 25 to 30 minutes.
10. When cool, sprinkle with confectioners sugar.
11. Cut into bars.

flour, baking soda, rolled oats, brown sugar, egg, peeled apples, salt, cinnamon, shortening, vanilla, pecans

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=752607 (may not work)