Tastes Like Apple Pie Apple Squares!

CrystalB's Note:

From my favourite church cookbook, where all the recipes are tried and true!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 1.0 cookie ...

Dough

• 2 ½ cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 large egg yolk , slightly beaten, plus (save white)
• milk , to make 2/3 cup liquid

Topping

• 5 -6 apples , pared and sliced
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Glaze

• 1 cup icing sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon water

Directions:

1. Mix flour and salt and cut in shortening. Add egg and milk mixture and mix till it forms a ball. Divide dough in half. Roll first half in 17 x 12 inch rectangle. Place in cookie sheet and bring pastry up sides.
2. Cover pastry with apples and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon (homemade chunky applesauce also works well).
3. Roll out second half of dough and place on top of apples. Moisten edges with milk and pinch together.
4. Beat egg white until stiff and brush on crust. Bake at 400°F for 1 hour.
5. Mix glaze ingredients together and brush on crust.
6. This square freezes beautifully.

Reviews

[Chef Binkie]

Loved this recipe. Cuts beautifully. Used a 10x15 pan. I used butter for the shortening and it worked perfect. Needed a tad more crust, so next time I will do 3 cups of flour and 3/4 cups of milk. Used a simple egg wash, which browned beautifully. I did not put the glaze on and it didn't need it at all. I use a convection oven at 375 degrees. Looks just like an apple pie but square, but better.

[Tracy Jayne]

I've been missing apple squares since my great grandmother passed. These are a great substitue. The flavor was fantastic, I used 6 medium/large gala apples. In my jelly roll pan (18x13) the crust did not completely cover the bottom and top so next time I will likely try to make 1.5 times the crust recipe. Crust is light, flaky and delicious & filling is just the right amount of sugar /cinnamon. The glaze I had to add an extra Tbsp of water but is a great topping. Serves beatuifully warm or cold and is even better with some vanilla ice cream. Thanks for a keeper!!

[Gumdrop]

My daughter brought apples and I made this. It was tasty. It was a nice change from pie