Caramel Apple Walnut Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 c. unsifted flour
1 c. quick cooking oats
1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. cold margarine or butter
1 c. chopped California walnuts
28 caramels, unwrapped
1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
1 (21 oz.) can Thank You brand apple pie filling

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
In large bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar, baking soda and salt.
Cut in margarine until crumbly. Reserving 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture, press remainder on bottom of 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
Bake 15 minutes.
Add walnuts to reserved crumb mixture.
In heavy saucepan, over low heat, melt caramels with sweetened 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.