These apple squares remind me of home. Not because my mom ever made them; she’s too busy making the greatest pies I’ve ever eaten. No, these squares remind me of home because of the indescribable happiness that the combination of apples, cinnamon and sugar gives me every time I eat them, without fail. The next time you’re holed up in your apartment due to rain or six-foot snowfall (it is Pullman in mid-October, after all) consider these bad boys. They’ll leave you satisfied with staying home, even if it is Wings Wednesday at Valhalla.

What you'll need:

         2 cups white sugar

         2 eggs

         3/4 cup vegetable oil

         1 tsp. vanilla extract

         2 1/2 cups self-rising flour

         1 tsp. ground cinnamon

         3 cups peeled, cored and chopped tart apple

         1 cup chopped walnuts

         1 cup butterscotch chips

What you'll do:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.

In a large bowl, combine sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla until well blended. Stir in flour and cinnamon. Mixture will be thick. Fold in apple and nuts. Spread in prepared baking dish. Sprinkle top with butterscotch chips.

Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, until pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool and cut into squares.