Recipe - Applesauce Bars With Pecan Praline Topping

BATTER
One fourth cup Unsalted butter; softened
One half cup Brown sugar; packed
1 lg Egg
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 cup Unsweetened applesauce;
chunky
1 One half cup Flour
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
One half teaspoon Baking powder
One half teaspoon Baking soda
One fourth teaspoon Salt
1 One half cup Golden delicious apples;
peeled and chopped
One half cup Pecans; chopped

TOPPING
2/3 cup Packed brown sugar
3 tablespoon Unsalted butter; softened
1 tablespoon Flour
1 cup Pecans; chopped

OVEN: 350 Lightly butter a 13 x 9inch baking pan.

BATTER: In a large bowl, beat together the butter and brown sugar with an
electric mixer til light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla; beat til
blended. Stir in the applesauce just til blended. (The mixture will look
curdled.)

Sift together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Stir in the dry ingredients into the butter mixture just til blended. Fold
in the apples and the pecans. Spread the batter in the prepared pan.

TOPPING: In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, butter and flour and blend
with a fork; stir in the pecans til blended. Crumble the mixture evenly
over the top of the batter.

Bake on the center rack for 30 to 35 minutes, or til the edges begin to
pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool on a wire rack before cutting
into bars.

Recipe by: Bar Cookies A to Z by Marie Simmons 1994 p. 21

Posted to JEWISHFOOD digest by Linda Shapiro lss@coconet.com on Aug 23,
1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.