Apple Streusel Squares
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
-
15 pieces
ingredients
- 177.44 ml chopped pecans
- 78.78 ml light brown sugar, packed
- 88.74 ml butter, slightly softened
- 9.85 ml vanilla extract
- 3.69 ml ground cinnamon
- 29.58 ml flour
- 59.14 ml white sugar
- 1.23 ml salt
- 118.29 ml cold butter, plus
- 44.37 ml cold butter
- 907.18 g apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2 inch pieces (Gala or Golden Delicious are good)
- 118.29 ml dark raisin
- 78.78 ml light brown sugar, packed
- 2.46 ml ground cinnamon
- 14.79 ml cornstarch
- 29.58 ml fresh lemon juice
directions
- Set oven to 375 degrees.
- Lightly grease a 13 x 9-inch metal baking pan.
- Prepare the streusel topping (as follows).
- In a medium bowl, with hands, mix the 3/4 cup flour, pecans, 1/3 cup brown sugar, butter, vanilla and cinnamon until the mixture comes together; set aside.
- To prepare the crust: In a large bowl, mix together the 2 tbsp flour sugar and salt.
- Cut in 1/2 cup COLD butter into small bits.
- With fingertips, blend the cold butter into the flour mixture, until it resembles fine crumbs.
- Press the mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
- Bake crust for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown (crust may crack slightly).
- Meanwhile, in a 10-inch skillet, over medium heat, cook the apples, raisins, brown sugar, cinnamon, and 3 Tbsp butter for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the apples are tender (but not mushy).
- In a cup, mix the cornstarch and lemon juice; stir the mixture into the apple mixture (the mixture will thicken almost immediately); remove from heat.
- Spoon the apple mixture evenly over the baked crust.
- Scatter the streusel mixture over the apple mixture in the pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes, or until streusel is browned.
- Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
- When cold, cut lenghwise into 3 strips, then cut each strip crosswise into 5 pieces.
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