Fresh Apple Cereal Bars Food

FRESH APPLE CEREAL BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. Place cereal in plastic bag or between sheets of waxed paper; crush with rolling pin.
• In large bowl, mix brown sugar, oil, milk and egg. Stir in cereal, flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Stir in apples and raisins. Spread evenly in pan.
• Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In small bowl, stir together all glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over bars. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.

BEST APPLE BARS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar. Add beaten egg and mix well. Add vanilla.
• In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon. Add to creamed mixture. Add grated apples.
• Pour mixture into a greased 9 x 9 inch baking pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.
• For frosting: Bring brown sugar, butter and milk to a boil. Boil only 2 1/2 minutes. Remove from heat and add sifted powdered sugar while stirring. Cool slightly and spread on bars. Sprinkle chopped pecans on top.
• Cool completely and cut into bars. Store in air-tight container to retain moisture.
• Note: If you prefer sweeter, add 1/4 cup sugar to batter of bars, but remember the apple juice from the grated apples will provide some sweetness. We enjoy it as is because the carmel frosting is sweet. Also, we have had them with no frosting and just a sprinkling of powdered sugar on top. Enjoy!

FRESH APPLE PIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix the first 4 ingredients for the crust, as you would for pie crust.
• Beat egg yolk in glass measuring cup, add the milk into the cup.
• Pour milk and egg mixture into the other crust ingredients.
• Mix well.
• Roll out 1/2 of the dough.
• Pat into bottom of a 9x13 pan.
• For the filling slice the apples leaving the skin on.
• Place in a big mixing bowl.
• Sprinkle with sugar, flour and cinnamon.
• Mix until well coated.
• Pour evenly over bottom crust in pan.
• Roll out top crust and place on top of apples.
• Beat egg white and brush on top of crust.
• Cut slits in top crust for steam to escape.
• Place baking pan under your 9x13 pan, so you don't get a mess in the oven.
• Put into the 350 degree oven for 1 hour.
• Take out of oven when golden brown and while still warm mix together the sugar and hot water(1 tablespoons at a time) until thick but not too thin for the topping.
• Drizzle over the top of the bars.

FRESH APPLE COOKIES/BARS

Steps:

• Glaze: Blend with spoon until smooth.
• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Sift flour and baking soda together, set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar with electric mixer.
• Blend in salt, spices, and egg.
• Add half the flour mixture and blend well.
• Blend in half the apple cider.
• Add the chopped apples to the remaining flour mixture and stir to coat.
• Add this and the remaining apple cider to the creamed mixure and stir by hand.
• For cookies: Drop by VERY small spoonful on cookie sheet and bake 8-9 minutes.
• Remove from sheet while still warm (be very careful they are very hard to handle) and glaze while barely warm.
• For bars: Spread in a 9x13 pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until they test done with toothpick.
• Cut while barely warm.