Shelly's Recipe

APPLE WALNUT SQUARES

Category: Bars

2 cups flour
2 1/4 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 tsp cinnamon and baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg, beaten
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups finely chopped, peeled tart apples

Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a 13x9 inch baking pan. Combine first 3 ingredients and mix until finely crumbled. Stir in nuts. Press 2 cups of mixture evenly into bottom of dish.

Add next 3 ingredients to the remaining mixture and blend well. Beat in egg, sour cream and vanilla. Gently stir in apples. Spoon evenly into dish. Bake until cake begins to pull away from the sides of the dish, about 35-40 minutes. Let cool in pan completely.