APPLE PIE BARS

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Make and share this Apple Pie Bars recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Theresa Thunderbird

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 1h15m

Yield 24 bars

Number Of Ingredients 15

4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup shortening
4 egg yolks
2 tablespoons lemon juice
8 -10 tablespoons cold water
7 cups finely chopped peeled apples
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 dash ground nutmeg
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine flour, salt and baking powder.
  • Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  • In a small bowl whisk egg yolks, lemon juice and water, gradually add to flour mixture,tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball.
  • Divide in half.
  • Chill for 30 minutes.
  • Roll out on portion of dough between 2 large sheets of waxed paper into a 17x12 inch rectangle.
  • Transfer to an ungreased 15 x 10 x 1 inch baking pan.
  • Press pastry onto the bottom and up the sides of pan,trim pastry even with top edge.
  • In a bowl, toss the apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg, spread over crust.
  • Roll out remaining pastry to rift top of pan, place over filling.
  • Trim edges, brush edges between pastry with water or milk, pinch to seal.
  • Cut slits in top.
  • Bake at 375F for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Cool on a wire rack.
  • Combine glaze ingredients until smooth.
  • Drizzle over bars before cutting.
  • Makes about 2 dozen.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 268.6, Fat 9.5, SaturatedFat 2.4, Cholesterol 31.6, Sodium 114.6, Carbohydrate 44.1, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 25.5, Protein 2.8

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