Easy Caramel Apple Pie Bars

• Crust:
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Apple Filling:
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 5 Granny Smith apples, peeled and diced
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch, or as needed

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
2. Combine flour, 1 cup butter, 3/4 cup white sugar, egg, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a food processor; pulse until crumbled and easily formed into dough when pinched. Pour 3/4 of the dough into the prepared pan; press down with your hands until crust is even and well packed.
3. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add apples, brown sugar, 1/2 cup white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; cook and stir until apples are softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in cornstarch; mix, adding more cornstarch if needed, until liquids are thickened.
4. Pour apple mixture onto crust; smooth with a spatula until even. Crumble remaining dough on top.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until crumbles on top are lightly brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes; cut into bars.

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Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/255008/easy-caramel-apple-pie-bars/ (may not work)