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Apple Pastry Squares Recipe

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"We have four very productive apple trees in our backyard, so I make a lot of recipes that call for apples. Even then, we'll often end up giving bushels of them away. This apple dessert is one of my family's favorites. If you're serving a larger group, I've found that it goes a little further when cut into squares rather than slices like a traditional apple pie."

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Apple Pastry Squares Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 40 min.

Yield: 24 Servings

30 40 70

Ingredients

FILLING:
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup water
5 cups thinly sliced peeled apples
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon lemon juice
PASTRY:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup cold shortening
2 egg yolks, beaten
1/4 cup cold water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
GLAZE:
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

For filling, combine sugar, cornstarch and water in a saucepan. Mix until well blended. Add apples; heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat. Stir in spices and lemon juices; set aside.
For pastry, combine flour and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture is crumbly. Combine egg yolks, water and lemon juice; blend into flour. Mixture will form a ball. Divided in half.
On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough between two pieces of waxed paper to fit the bottom and halfway up the sides of a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Spread filling over pastry. Roll remaining pastry to fit pan exactly; place on top of filling. Fold bottom pastry over top and press to seal. Cut a few small slits in top crust.
Bake at 400° for about 40 minutes or until lightly browned. For glaze, combine all ingredients and drizzle over the warm pastry. Yield: 24 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 piece equals 131 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 19 mg cholesterol, 56 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fat.

Originally published as Apple Pastry Squares in Reminisce January/February 1992, p33

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Reviewed on Apr. 28, 2011 by selias

Wonderful dessert!!!!!

I would add more cinnamon next time, as my family likes the spice..... Other than that NO changes needed!

Reviewed on Sep. 12, 2010 by tyansia

The crust is flakey and tender. The filling is perfect, and does not make the crust soggy. It freezes well. I cut the whole thing into four, wrapped the rectangles well, and froze flat in the freezer. They were amazing frsh as well as after having been frozen. They look gorgeous on a platter!

Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2010 by cookin13

these were really good!! there is a little restaurant down town that makes something very similar. these were really close to that!! :)

Reviewed on Nov. 14, 2009 by necer2000

This was very easy to make, had a little time getting the pastry to fit but I made it alright, it was gone in one night, definately a keeper

Reviewed on Jul. 02, 2009 by quiltsme

Re: Extra Apples

We go apple picking every fall and also get them whenever they are on sale. My daughter makes sugar free applesauce and low sugar apple butter. My grandkids can't get enough of it. Also in the fall there is a pumpkin farm that has a weekend where you can get a carfull for next to nothing. After displaying them for Halloween she makes pumpkin butter (also low sugar). My grandson loves to have it on hes pancakes and waffles! We can all of the above so it keeps a long time and doesn't take up freezer space.

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Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2008 by IrwinHomeschool

Very delicious!! The crust was as wonderful as my other homemade pie crust recipe. We also served it warmed with vanilla ice cream.

Reviewed on Sep. 13, 2008 by puggabee

We made this and loved it. It wasn't too sweet but was just right.

Reviewed on Sep. 13, 2008 by 1dauber2

The taste was great, but I left out the salt in the recipe, can't have it. It doesn't change the taste in most foods and we lower the cholesteral too. Rjw

Reviewed on Sep. 12, 2008 by msfedd

This is a great recipe! It took longer than I thought it would, but is really worth the time spent....got rave reviews!

Reviewed on Sep. 12, 2008 by deniced

I made this with my grandsons (8 & 3) we all loved it! Took a bit of time but well worth the efforts put in by all.

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