DUTCH APPLE CRUMB BARS

      Title: DUTCH APPLE CRUMB BARS
  Categories: Cookies, Desserts
       Yield: 16 Bars
  
 MMMMM---------------------------CRUST--------------------------------
   1 1/2 c  Flour
     1/3 c  Sugar
     1/4 ts Salt
     1/2 c  Cold unsalted butter
       1    Egg yolk
   2 1/2 tb Cold water
 
 MMMMM--------------------FILLING AND TOPPING-------------------------
       3 c  Peeled cored and chopped
            Apples
     1/2 c  Chopped, pitted dates
     1/4 c  Flour
     1/3 c  Rolled oats
     1/3 c  Packed light brown sugar
     1/2 ts Cinnamon
            Pinch of salt
     1/4 c  Cold unsalted butter
            Cut into 4 pieces
  
   Preheat oven to 350 and grease a 9x9 inch pan. Combine flour, sugar,
   and salt in a food processor. Add butter in pieces and process to
   make a fine meal. Blend yolk and water. Pour over dry ingredients and
   process until damp crumbs form.  Pat crumbs into bottom and halfway
   up sides of pan. Bake for 25 minutes. Mix apples, dates, sugar, and
   lemon juice. Spread evenly over crust.  Combine flour, oats, brown
   sugar, cinnamon and salt. Add butter and rub it to make damp crumbs.
   Cover apples with topping and pat gently.  Bake 40 minutes until
   golden brown. Cool completely before slicing. From Farmer's Almanac
   Cookie Lovers Calendar 1997
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