Apple Pecan Squares
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 ¼ cups Crisco oil
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups fresh apples, cut into small cubes
1 cup pecans, chopped
Caramel Sauce
1 stick butter
1 cup brown sugar
¼ cup evaporated milk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix dry ingredients in large bowl. Add oil, eggs, and vanilla. Mixture will be stiff. Mix well. Add apples and pecans. Grease a 15X13X2 pan. Spread mixture into pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 300 degrees and bake an additional 30 minutes. During last 10 minutes, prepare sauce.
To make sauce:
Stir all ingredients together in small pot. Cook over medium heat. Stir constantly until thick an bubbly, about 5 minutes. It needs to get a little thick. Stir constantly so it doesn’t burn. Pour over cake while hot. Cut into squares.
Gina Tiedemann served at Cirque de Soleil