Apple Bars
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Recipe type: Dessert
 
Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups gluten-free flour mix (I used a sorghum mix)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 1 1/2 cups gluten-free oats
  • 1/3 cup gluten-free flour mix
  • 2 medium-sized apples, peeled and chopped
  • 2/3 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
  • 3/4 cup raisins (optional)
Instructions
  1. Beat together the butter and brown sugar.
  2. Add the eggs and vanilla, beating until fluffy.
  3. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and xanthan gum. Add, along with the oats, to the butter mixture. Mix just until incorporated.
  4. Stir together the 1/3 cup flour, apples, nuts, and raisins. Fold into the mixture.
  5. Spread into a greased 10 x 15 inch jelly roll pan.
  6. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes.
  7. Set the pan on a wire rack to cool before cutting.
Recipe by The Gluten-Free Homemaker at http://glutenfreehomemaker.com/apple-bars/