Fall is in the air, and the kids are back to school.  Here is an easy recipe for lunches and snacks
Recipe Source: Food Hero www.foodhero.org
Number of servings:  12 bars
Time for preparation (including preparation and cooking): 1 Hour
Ingredients:
1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
1⁄2 cup whole wheat flour
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
1⁄2 cup brown sugar
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 pinch ground cloves (optional)
1⁄2 cup butter or margarine
3 cups apples, peeled, cored and sliced (about 2 medium apples [3” diameter])
2⁄3 cup raisins
1⁄4 cup sugar
Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9″x13″ baking pan.
• Mix flour, salt and baking soda together in a large bowl. Add brown sugar, oats, cinnamon, nutmeg and ground cloves.
• Cut in butter or margarine with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture is crumbly.
• Spread half of the crumb mixture in the baking pan. Top with apple slices and raisins and sprinkle with sugar. Spread remaining crumb mixture evenly over apples.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes. Cool and cut into 12 bars.