APPLE CRUMB SQUARES WITH APPLE CIDER SAUCE · Nov 14, 02:11 PM by Michele Roper
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
3 tablespoons canola oil
1/4 cup apple-juice concentrate, thawed
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and thinly sliced
1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1 cup Apple Cider Sauce
vanilla ice cream
Preheat oven to 350. Coat a 9 inch square baking pan with cooking spray.
Whisk oats, whole-wheat flour, all-purpse flour, brown sugar, lemon zest, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl. Work in the oil and apple-juice concentrate with a fork until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Press 2 cups of the oat mixture firmly into the bottom of the prepared pan. Arrange apple slices over the crust in three overlapping rows. Mix the walnuts into the remaining oat mixture. Sprinkle over the apples and pat into an even layer.
Bake until the top is golden and the apples are tender when pierced, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Meanwhile, make Apple Cider Suace.
To serve, cut into pieces and place on plates. Top with ice cream and drizzle with cider sauce.
APPLE CIDER SAUCE
2 cups apple cider
2 teaspoon cornstarch
4 tespoons water
1 tablespoon butter
Boil cider in a small heavy saucepan over high heat until reduced to 1 cup. 15 to 20 minutes.
Mix cornstarch and water; add to the cider and cook, stirring, until slightly thickened, about 1 minutes. Remove from heat and swirl in butter until melted.
