Glazed Apple Bars

Name: Glazed Apple Bars
Ingredients: 12 cup butter, softened; 1 13 cups packed light brown sugar; 12 teaspoon salt; 12 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 egg; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 medium chopped red apple, such as Gala, peeled if desired; 1 cup raisins; 1 cup chopped pecans; 14 cup reduced-fat milk; 1 12 cups confectioners' sugar; 2 12 tablespoons warm reduced-fat milk; 1 tablespoon butter, softened; 14 teaspoon vanilla extract; 18 teaspoon salt

18 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

12 cup butter, softened
1 13 cups packed light brown sugar
12 teaspoon salt
12 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 medium chopped red apple, such as Gala, peeled if desired
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped pecans
14 cup reduced-fat milk
1 12 cups confectioners' sugar
2 12 tablespoons warm reduced-fat milk
1 tablespoon butter, softened
14 teaspoon vanilla extract
18 teaspoon salt

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350F Lightly grease a 15 x 10-inch jellyroll pan.
2

To prepare bars, cream butter and brown sugar with a mixer at medium-high speed.
3

Add salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and egg; beat until well blended.
4

Combine 1 cup flour and baking soda in a bowl; add to butter mixture.
5

Stir in apple, raisins and pecans by hand.
6

Add milk and remaining flour; mix well.
7

Spread in prepared pan.
8

Bake 25 to 30 minutes, until light brown.
9

Cool 10 minutes.
10

To prepare glaze, combine confectioners sugar, milk, butter, vanilla and salt in a bowl; mix well.
11

Spread glaze over cooled bars and cut to serve.