Gooey Caramel Apple Bars
Need If you have water, sugar, walnuts, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It will be a hit at your Halloween event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 5 minutes.
Instructions
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt.
Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, water and vinegar; gradually add to flour mixture, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball.
Divide dough in half so that one portion is slightly larger than the other; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
Roll out larger portion of dough between two sheets of waxed paper into a 17-in. x 12-in. rectangle.
Transfer to an ungreased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Press pastry onto the bottom and up the sides of pan; trim pastry even with top edges of pan.
In a large bowl, combine the apples, sugars, flour, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Stir in cream.
In a Dutch oven, melt butter.
Add apple mixture; cook over medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until apples are slightly tender. Stir in walnuts and vanilla. Spoon into crust.
Roll out remaining pastry; place over filling. Trim and seal edges.
Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.