DANISH APPLE BARS

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This recipe was given to me by my first husbands grandmother many years ago. She was known as the "Apple Lady", because they owned an apple orchard and she did a cooking spot on "Dialing for Dollars" in Milwaukee featuring her apple baking. Danish Apple Bars were always a favorite of mine and she taught me how to make them. After...

Provided by Mary Louise

Categories     Fruit Desserts

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 1/2 c all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 c crisco or lard
1 egg, separated
milk
1 c crushed corn flakes
8 medium sized apples; i like red cortlands and macintosh
1 c sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
icing
1 c powdered sugar
1/2 tsp real vanilla or real almond extract
1 Tbsp boiling water

Steps:

  • 1. In a large bowl add flour, salt and crisco/lard. Mix together like pie crust. Beat 1 egg yolk; add milk to make 2/3 cup. Mix all together gently.
  • 2. Divide; use 2/3 for bottom crust. Roll and place in 10" X 15" pan. You can piece together.
  • 3. Sprinkle cornflakes over pastry. Layer with apples. Mix cinnamon, sugar and 1 teaspoon flour together. Sprinkle over apples.
  • 4. Using remaining 1/3 pastry dough roll it out. Place over apples and piece together the best you can. Beat egg white until frothy. Using a pastry brush, brush on pastry gently.
  • 5. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 1 hour. When you remove from oven, blend together the powdered sugar, vanilla and boiling water. Drizzle over cake.
  • 6. Serve with vanilla ice cream. Yummy!

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