Apple Pastry Squares Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
FILLING
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp cornstarch
1 cup water
5 cup apples, peeled and sliced
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tbsp lemon juice
PASTRY
2 cup flour
2/3 cup shortening
1/2 tsp salt
2 egg yolks, beaten
1/4 cup cold water
1 tbsp lemon juice
GLAZE
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tbsp milk
1 tbsp butter or margarine
1/2 tsp vanilla
Recipe Preparation
Combine sugar, cornstarch and butter in saucepan. Mix until well
blended, add apples. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Remove
from heat, stir in spices and lemon juice, set aside. For pastry,
combine egg yolks, water and lemon juice. Blend into flour. Mixture
will form a ball, divide in half. On lightly floured board, roll
dough between 2 pieces of waxed paper to fit bottom and halfway up
sides of 9x13 inch pan. Spread apple mixture over pastry. Roll
remaining pastry to fit pan. Place on top of filling. Fold bottom
pastry over and press to seal. Cut a few slits in top. Bake for 40
minutes at 400 degrees or until lightly browned. Combine ingredients
for glaze and drizzle over cooled pastry.
Servings: 10
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