Danish Pastry Apple Bars
A double-crust apple
pie that is baked in a 9x13 inch pan!
INGREDIENTS:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose
flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup shortening
1 egg yolk
1/2 cup milk
10 apples - peeled, cored and thinly sliced
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 egg white
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 375
degrees F (190 degrees C.)
2. In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in
shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Beat egg yolk in measuring cup and add enough milk
to make 2/3 cup total liquid. Stir into flour
mixture until all flour is damp. Divide the dough in
half. On floured surface, roll half the dough into a
rectangle and fit into a 9x13 inch pan.
3. In large bowl, combine apples, brown sugar, white
sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Put apple mixture in
pan. Roll out remaining dough and place over apples.
Seal edges and cut slits in top dough. Beat egg
white till frothy and brush on crust.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes, or
until golden brown.
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