Danish Pastry Apple Bars I

Serve warm or cool, topped with powdered sugar or whipped cream. For best results use a tart baking apple such as Cortland, Rome, or Northern Spy.

Original recipe makes 32 bars

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup shortening
1 egg yolk
1/2 cup milk
1 cup cornflakes cereal
8 cups tart apples – peeled, cored and sliced
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 egg white
1/3 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar

Directions

  1. In a large mixing bowl stir together the flour and the salt. Cut in shortening till the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Lightly beat egg yolk in a glass measuring cup. Add milk to make 2/3 cup liquid total; mix well. Divide dough in half.
  2. On a floured surface, roll half the dough to an 18 x 12 inch rectangle; fit into and up sides of a 15 x 10 x 1 inch baking pan.
  3. Sprinkle with corn flake cereal; top with apples. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over apples.
  4. Roll remaining dough to a 16 x 12 inch rectangle; place over apples. Seal edges; cut slits in the top for steam to escape. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for about 50 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition

Calories: 131 kcal
Carbohydrates: 16.6 g
Cholesterol: 7 mg
Fat: 6.8 g
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 1.5 g
Sodium: 83 mg