Apple Pie Bars

  • Yield: 3 to 4 dozen pieces

Ingredients

2-1/2cup flour
2tablespoons sugar
1/4thteaspoon salt
2 egg yolks
1cup shortening
1/3cup milk
1cup crisp rice cereal
8cups slices, peeled tart apples(about 9nine medium
1cup sugar
1teaspoon flour
1/2teaspoon cinnamon
2 egg whites, slightly beaten
1cup confectioners sugar
1 to 2tablespoons milk

Instructions

Crust:

  1. Mix flour, sugar and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly.  Mix egg yolks and milk and add to crumb mixture.  Toss with fork until dough forms a ball.  Divide in half.  Roll each portion into a 15″ x 10″ rectangle.  Line a 15″x 10″x1″ pan with one rectangle.

Filling:

  1. Sprinkle the rectangle with cereal, arrange apple over cereal.  Combine sugar, flour and cinnamon over apples.  Top with remaining pastry.  Brush with egg whites and cut slits in top crust.  Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes or until golden brown.  Cool.

Glaze:

  1. When cool – drizzle with the sugar and milk mixture.  Store in refrigerator

Note: Recipe doesn’t say, but I always use a baking spray on the pan.