Danish Pastry Apple Bars Recipe
The Danish pastry apple bars recipe tastes like an apple pie!
This creation has a tender flaky crust with a spicy apple
filling!
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1
teaspoon salt
1 cup shortening
1 egg yolk
milk
1
cup cornflakes
8-10 Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced
(8 cups)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground
cinnamon
Egg Wash:
1 egg white
1 tablespoon water
Topping:
sifted powder sugar or whipped cream
Hardware
Large bowl
2 x small bowls
1-cup
glass measuring cup
Pastry blender (optional)
15x10x1-inch baking pan
Rolling pin
Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Step 2:
In a large bowl, stir together flour and salt.
Step
3: With a pastry blender or knife cut in small pieces of
shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Step
4: Place egg yolk in 1-cup glass measuring cup; lightly beat
with fork.
Step 5: Add enough milk to egg yolk to
make 2/3 cup; mix well.
Step 6: Add egg yolk mixture
to flour mixture; mix well.
Step 7: Divide dough in
half. On a lightly floured surface roll half of dough into an
18x12-inch rectangle.
Step 8: Place dough into bottom
of an ungreased 18x10x1-inch baking pan.
Step 9:
Sprinkle with cornflakes.
Step 10: Top with
apples.
Step 11: Combine granulated sugar and
cinnamon in small bowl; sprinkle over apples.
Step
12: Roll remaining dough into a 16x12-inch rectangle.
Arrange over apples. Seal top pastry to bottom pastry. Cut slits
in top of pastry.
Step 13: In a small bowl, beat egg
white and water. Brush mixture over pastry.
Step 14:
Bake for 50 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack.
Serve warm or cool. If desired top with powdered sugar or
whipped cream.
Makes 32 squares.
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