Apple-Pecan Baked Oatmeal

Ingredients

• 4 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 1 cup firmly brown sugar packed
• 0.3 cup butter melted
• 3 large eggs beaten
• 5  granny smith apples 
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 
• 1 tablespoon juice of lemon fresh
• 1 cup milk 
• 18 oz regular oats 
• 0.5 cup pecans chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup apple sauce unsweetened
• 1.3 cups water 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Place pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet.
2. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until toasted, stirring once.
3. Peel and chop apples.
4. Spread on bottom of a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
5. Sprinkle toasted pecans over apples.
6. Combine oats and next 10 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring until well blended.
7. Pour oat mixture evenly over apples and pecans.
8. Bake, covered, at 350 for 30 minutes; uncover and bake 20 more minutes or until golden brown and set.