Apple Pie Bars (adapted from Princess in the Kitchen)
Ingredients
3 apples (I used Fuji)
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Generous pinch of salt
1 - 1 1/2 cups butterscotch chips for sprinkling
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 in baking dish
2. Peel, core, and finely dice your apples
3. In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until combined. The mixture will be pale yellow and on the thicker side
4. In a medium bowl, using a fork, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt
5. Add the dry to the wet ingredients and stir to combine (I used a rubber spatula). The batter will be very thick. Do not over mix
6. Using your rubber spatula, gently fold in the apples
7. Scrape the mixture into your prepared pan and spread evenly
8. Sprinkle the top of the batter with the butterscotch chips
9. Bake about 45 min hour, or until tester comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached to it
10. Cool slightly on a wire rack, then slice bars and serve warm or at room temp
