Caramel Apple Walnut Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups flour
1 cup quick oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
1 cup walnuts, chopped
20 caramels, unwrapped
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (20 ounce) can apple pie filling

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375.
In large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. Cut in the butter until crumbly.
Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the crumb mixture and press the remainder into a 9x13 inch pan.
Bake 15 minutes.
Add walnuts to the reserved crumb mixture.
In saucepan, over low heat, melt the caramels with the condensed milk. Stir until smooth.
Spoon apple filling over the prepared crust.
top with the caramel mixture and sprinkle the remaining crumbs on top.
bake 20 minutes or until set.
Cool.