flakey apple pie bars

Serves: 9

Ingredients:
1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
3 medium apples, sliced (about 3 cups)
1 tablespoon brown sugar
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
1 tablespoon whole wheat flour plus ¼ cup, divided
½ cup rolled oats
¼ cup nuts, such as sliced almonds or chopped pecans
2 tablespoons brown sugar
¼ cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Method:
preheat oven to 180°c. unfold puff pastry and place on a large rimmed baking sheet. using a sharp knife, cut off the excess.
combine apples, brown sugar, ½ teaspoon cinnamon and 1 tablespoon flour in a medium bowl; stir well to coat the apples. spread the apples evenly over the pastry.
combine oats, nuts, brown sugar and the remaining ¼ cup flour and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon in the medium bowl. cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. sprinkle the topping evenly over the apples. bake until the pastry is browned and the apples are soft, 25 to 30 minutes.