Apple Breakfast Bar Gluten Free Vegan Options Food

OATMEAL APPLE BREAKFAST BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a 9" x 9" glass baking dish with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Cut in the butter using two knives, your fingers, or the paddle blade. The mixture should resemble coarse breadcrumbs. Scoop out 1 cup and set aside.
• Add the oats and honey to the mixture in the bowl and use your fingers to mix together without creating a paste.
• Pour this mixture into the prepared pan and press down firmly and evenly to create a crust.
• Add apple cores and leftover apple pieces (if any) plus lemon juice and vanilla extract to a food processor blender and process until the mixture looks like thick applesauce. You will need about ¼ cup of this mixture, so add additional apple pieces if necessary.
• In a medium bowl, combine the pureed apple mixture with the diced apples and stir well. Pour evenly over the crust.
• Sprinkle the reserved crumb topping over the apples, pressing down lightly.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown. Remove the bars from the oven and let them cool completely at room temperature, about 2 hours.
• For best results, place in the refrigerator for 2 hours before cutting.
• Makes 16 bars.

APPLE BREAKFAST BAR (GLUTEN-FREE & VEGAN OPTIONS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine dry ingredients in medium sized mixing bowl. Combine wet ingredients in separate bowl, then stir together.
• Spread in 9x9 pan and bake about 25 minutes or until light brown and tests clean with a toothpick.
• To make it gluten free, substitute your favorite gf flour blend for the whole wheat flour and be sure to use gluten-free oats.
• When I use the 9x9 pan, I cut it in half one way and quarters the other way to make 8 bars.