Apple Crumble Bars
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for greasing
- 1 cup white whole-wheat flour
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 2/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch fine sea salt
- 1/2 cup apple butter
- 4 ounces dried apples
- 4 ounces dried cherries, golden raisins or other dried fruit
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- For the base and streusel topping: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter the bottom of an 8-inch-square baking pan.
- Put the flour, oats, sugars, baking soda and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade.
- Pulse 6 times, about 3 seconds per pulse, until some of the oatmeal is finely chopped and some still large or whole.
- Drizzle in the melted butter, toss with a fork and then pulse until the mixture comes together, about 8 times.
- Press two-thirds of the oat mixture into the prepared pan.
- Squeeze spoonfuls of the remaining mixture in your palm to make chunks -- some larger, some smaller -- and place in a small bowl.
- Cover with plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate both the base and the chunks for 30 minutes.
- For the filling: Put the apple butter, dried fruit, cinnamon and 2 tablespoons water in the cleaned bowl of the food processor and pulse to a chunky paste.
- Spread the filling over the chilled base.
- Scatter the streusel topping over the filling, leaving some of the filling showing through.
- Bake until the streusel is toasty and crisp, about 30 minutes.
- Cool completely on a rack, about 2 hours, before slicing into 16 squares.
unsalted butter, flour, rolled oats, brown sugar, confectioners, baking soda, salt, apple butter, apples, cherries, ground cinnamon
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/apple-crumble-bars.html (may not work)