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This recipe is
from
King Arthur
Flour Baker's Catalogue. I slightly adapted this recipe. Here is
something new and tasty to do with all those apples you picked at the orchard.
This treat tastes remarkable like an apple Danish; but unlike a Danish, it's
easy to make.
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Frosted Apple Squares Recipe
Recipe Type:
Cookies,
Christmas Cookie,
Apples,
Bar Cookies
Yields: 3 dozen bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients:
Pastry Dough (see recipe below)
3/4 cup granulated
sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
8 cups (about 3 pounds before peeling) tart cooking
apples, peeled, cored, and very thinly sliced
Glaze (see recipe below)
Preparation:
Prepare Pastry Dough and refrigerate for
approximately 30 minutes.
Lightly grease a
13 x 18-inch baking pan./font>
In a small bowl, combine
together the sugar, cornstarch, salt, and cinnamon; set aside.
Cut a piece of
parchment paper into a 12 x 17-inch rectangle. Roll 1/2 of the dough over the
parchment paper into a rectangle (the dough will be quite thin). Transfer the dough to the prepared
baking pan. This is easily done by flipping it over into
the pan and gently peeling the parchment off, then smoothing the dough where it
needs it.
 Spread the
apples over the dough leaving a small border of dough, and sprinkle with the sugar mixture. Roll out the
remaining dough and place it over the top of the apples. Pinch the edges
together. Cut steam vents in the top. Cover with plastic wrap lightly coated
with non-stick spray, and let rise in a cool place for about 1 hour.
After 30 minutes, preheat the oven to 350°F.
Bake the pastry for approximately 25 to 30 minutes, until it’s golden
brown. Remove from the oven and cool on a rack for 20 minutes.
Prepare the Glaze and drizzle over the cooled bars;
let cool completely. Cut either into 3 ½-inch squares if you want to serve it as
dessert (topped with ice cream, of course!), or 2 x 3-inch bars for cookies.
Refrigerate any leftovers.
Variation: For added color and flavor, spread a layer of dried
cranberries atop the apples before adding the top crust.
Yield: 3 dozen bars.
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