| 1 | Recipe by: good housekeeping peel, core and slice apples thinly. |
| 2 | Use a food processor to slice apples, since this makes the job easier. |
| 3 | ?inch slices should be about right. |
| 4 | preheat oven to 375 °F. |
| 5 | Lightly grease sides of 9 x 13-inch baking pan. |
| 6 | Prepare streusel topping: in medium bowl, mix flour, pecans, brown sugar, slightly softened butter, vanilla and cinnamon until mixture comes together. |
| 7 | Shape into a ball. |
| 8 | prepare crust: into large bowl, measure flour, sugar and salt. |
| 9 | Cut in ?cup cold butter into small bits. |
| 10 | With fingertips, blend butter into flour mixture until mixture resembles fine crumbs. |
| 11 | Press evenly into bottom of baking pan. |
| 12 | Bake crust 15 to 20 minutes our until golden. |
| 13 | Crust may crack slightly but don"t worry. |
| 14 | Place apple slices in 10-inch skillet. |
| 15 | Add raisins, brown sugar, cinnamon and 3 tablespoons butter. |
| 16 | Cook 15 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until apples are tender. |
| 17 | In cup, mix cornstarch and lemon juice. |
| 18 | Stir lemon juice mixture into apple slice mixture and cook until thickened. |
| 19 | This should happen quickly. |
| 20 | Remove from heat. |
| 21 | Spoon apple mixture over crust. |
| 22 | Break streusel topping into chunks and scatter over apple mixture. |
| 23 | Bake 30 minutes or until streusel is browned. |
| 24 | Cook completely, in pan, placed on wire rack. |
| 25 | When cold cut into 16 pieces and serve. |
| 26 | Serves 1284 calories per bar, according to mastercook. |
