Apple Squares

Ingredients

• 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ cup 1/2 stick butter or margarine
• ½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• ½ cup chopped pared cooking apple
• ½ cup finely chopped walnuts
• cinnamon sugar (recipe follows)

Method

1. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon onto wax paper.
2. Melt the butter in a medium-size saucepan over moderate heat. Remove from the heat. Beat in the sugars, egg and vanilla with a wooden spoon until smooth.
3. Stir in the flour mixture, apple and walnuts until thoroughly combined. Spread into a greased 8x8x2-inch pan. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
4. Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) for 30 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly pressed with a fingertip. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. Cut into squares.
5. Cinnamon Sugar: Combine 1/2 cup granulated sugar with 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon in a small jar with a screw-top lid. Cover; shake thoroughly. Store the remainder for future use (for French toast, pancakes, fruit-topped desserts, etc.).
6. Variation: Turn these into blueberry squares by substituting fresh or frozen berries for the apple. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Makes 16 squares.

Notes

Makes 16 squares.

Original card

The recipe above was transcribed from this scan of Vera’s original card.

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