Crunchy Applesauce Squares

    Ingredients

    1/2 cup butter
    3/4 cup dark brown sugar
    3/4 cup flour
    1 cup quick-cooking oats
    1/2 tsp. salt

    Directions

    Cream butter and brown sugar together; add flour,
    oats and salt.  Cut together until crumbly.  Press
    1/2 of the mixture in an 8 x 8-inch greased pan.  
    Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
    Filling:
    Pour applesauce into saucepan; boil rapidly for 5
    minutes, stirring constantly.  Combine flour with
    brown sugar; add to hot applesauce.  Cook for
    about 5 minutes or until thickened.  Remove from
    heat; add lemon rind and juice.  Cool.  Spread
    evenly over baked mixture.  Add walnuts and
    nutmeg to remaining oats mixture; mix well.  
    Sprinkle over applesauce mixture.  
    Bake at 375 drgrees for 40 minutes.  
    Cut when cool.
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