Caramel Apple Oat Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 c. unsifted flour
1 c. quick oats
1/2 tsp. soda
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (21 oz.) can apple pie filling or topping
20 pieces caramel candy, unwrapped
1/2 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
1 c. cold margarine or oleo
1 c. walnuts, chopped
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
In large bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar, soda and salt.
Cut in margarine or oleo until crumbly, reserving 1 1/2 cups of crumb mixture.
Press remainder on bottom of 9 x 13-inch pan.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Add nuts to reserved crumb mixture.
In heavy saucepan over low heat, melt caramels with condensed milk, stirring until smooth.
Spoon apple filling over prepared crust.
Top with caramel mixture then reserved crumb mixture.
Bake 20 minutes or until set.
Cool.
Serve warm with ice cream if desired.