Recipe: Sander’s Caramel-Apple Bars
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup margarine or butter
¼ cup shortening
1 3/4 cups lour
1 ½ cups quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats
½ tsp salt
½ tsp baking soda
4 ½ c coarsely chopped peeled tart apples (3 medium)
3 Tbsp. flour
1 pkg (14 oz) caramels
Mix brown sugar, butter and shortening. Stir in 1 ¾ cups flour, oats, salt and baking soda. Remove 2 cups of the mixture; reserve. Press remaining mixture in ungreased 9 x 13 pan. Mix apples and 3 Tbsp. flour; spread over mixture in pan. Heat caramels over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted; pour evenly over apples. Top with reserved oat mixture; press lightly. Bake at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and apples are tender. Cut into 2x1 ½” bars while warm. Refrigerate any remai
