Danish Pastry Apple Bars

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup cornflakes cereal
• 8 cups tart apples - peeled, cored and sliced
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 egg white
• 1/3 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
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• Directions

In a large mixing bowl stir together the flour and the salt. Cut in shortening till the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Lightly beat egg yolk in a glass measuring cup. Add milk to make 2/3 cup liquid total; mix well. Divide dough in half.

On a floured surface, roll half the dough to an 18 x 12 inch rectangle; fit into and up sides of a 15 x 10 x 1 inch baking pan.

Sprinkle with corn flake cereal; top with apples. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over apples.

Roll remaining dough to a 16 x 12 inch rectangle; place over apples. Seal edges; cut slits in the top for steam to escape. 

Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for about 50 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

Serve warm or cool, topped with powdered sugar or whipped cream. For best results use a tart baking apple such as Cortland, Rome, or Northern Spy."

Shared by Debbie McLean Warner