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      Title: Caramel-Apple Skillet Buckle
 Categories: Pastry, Fruits, Nuts, Grains, Candy
      Yield: 12 servings
 
    1/2 c  Butter; softened
    3/4 c  Sugar
      2 lg Eggs; room temperature
      1 ts Vanilla extract
      2 c  A-P flour
  2 1/2 ts Baking powder
  1 3/4 ts Ground cinnamon
    1/2 ts Ground ginger
    1/4 ts Salt
  1 1/2 c  Buttermilk

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    2/3 c  Brown sugar; packed
    1/2 c  A-P flour
    1/4 c  Butter; cold
    3/4 c  Pecans; fine chopped
    1/2 c  Old-fashioned oats
      6 c  Gala or other sweet apples;
           - peeled, thin sliced
     18    Caramels; unwrapped
      1 tb Buttermilk

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           Vanilla ice cream
           Whipped cream
           Additional chopped pecans
           Ground cinnamon
 
  Set oven @ 350 F/175 C.
  
  In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5
  to 7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each
  addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking
  powder, cinnamon, ginger, and salt; add to creamed mixture
  alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Pour
  into a greased 12" cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet.
  
  For topping, in a small bowl, mix brown sugar and flour; cut in
  butter until crumbly. Stir in pecans and oats; sprinkle over
  batter. Top with apples. Bake until apples are golden brown, 60 to
  70 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
  
  In a microwave, melt caramels with buttermilk; stir until smooth.
  Drizzle over cake. Let stand until set. Serve with toppings as
  desired.
  
  Recipe by Emily Hobbs, Springfield, Missouri
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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