Name: Tastes Like Apple Pie Apple Squares!
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 1 cookie sheet, 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup shortening; 1 large egg yolk, slightly beaten, plus (save white); milk, to make 2/3 cup liquid; 5 -6 apples, pared and sliced; 1 cup white sugar; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1 cup icing sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1 tablespoon water

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From my favourite church cookbook, where all the recipes are tried and true! **Like most of the reviews state, if you don't want to fight with the pastry to make it fit a cookie sheet - make 1.5x the dough recipe or use a smaller pan.

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ingredients

Dough
2 ¹⁄₂ 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
¹⁄₂ teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon water

directions

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.
Cover pastry with apples and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon (homemade chunky applesauce also works well).
Roll out second half of dough and place on top of apples. Moisten edges with milk and pinch together.
Beat egg white until stiff and brush on crust. Bake at 400°F for 1 hour.
Mix glaze ingredients together and brush on crust.
This square freezes beautifully.

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"From my favourite church cookbook, where all the recipes are tried and true! **Like most of the reviews state, if you don't want to fight with the pastry to make it fit a cookie sheet - make 1.5x the dough recipe or use a smaller pan."

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review by jbudney2000

12/4/2020

I had bag of apples that were going soft so they were perfect for this recipe. Fantastic! I will be making this one again. It's great.

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review by Janisa

8/29/2016

I didn't have enough pastry for the crust. I put it in a jelly roll pan. Next time I'll use 3 1/2 cups of flour and 1 1/2 Crisco. It's also best to combine the egg and liquid together before adding it to the flours mixture. I used a lot more apples too and increased the rest of the ingredients. I added nuts to the frosting. It was a hit

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photo by Lynn in MA

5/23/2015

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review by Lynn in MA

5/23/2015

I thought this crust was very bland; I prefer a buttery crust. The filling is also bland even though I added more ground cinnamon and also ground nutmeg. I won't be making this again, sorry.

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review by jburlingame6027

11/26/2014

Great recipe! I had to make a few changes so my grandson could eat it (he can't have dairy or eggs). I omitted the eggs and the milk. I used 3 1/4 cups flour to 1 1/2 cups shortening, 1 1/2 tsp salt and roughly 2/3 cup cold water for the crust. For the filling, I used a little less sugar (which was half white and half brown) and I added 1/2 tsp nutmeg and about 2 tablespoons lemon juice. I used a 10x15 glass baking dish., and baked for 30-35 minutes. Perfect! The glaze was a nice touch. By the way, this is the only time I've made pie crust that I could actually fold in quarters to lay over my filling, without it ripping. I'd give you more stars if I could!

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