brandied apple bars

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 3 large apple - peeled, cored and diced

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a 9x9 inch baking pan.
• in a large mixing bowl, cream together the shortening, and sugar until smooth. mix in 1 cup of flour. spread into the bottom of the prepared pan. this is the crust.
• bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until firm.
• in a separate bowl, beat the eggs and brown sugar together until thick and pale. add the and mix well. combine the remaining flour, baking powder and salt; stir into the egg mixture. mix in apples and walnuts. spread the filling over the hot crust.
• bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until filling is set. cool completely before cutting into squares.