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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

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