Danish Pastry Apple Bars Ii
Serves: 6
Halle Leffler
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
43
Spice
58
Sweetness
52
Sourness
37
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.2
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2.5 cups
All-Purpose Flour1 tsp
Salt1 cup
Butter1
Egg Yolk2 cup
Water (cold)3 cup
White Sugar2 tsps
Ground Cinnamon1 cup
Sugar (confectioners')1 tbsp
Milk1 tsp
Almond ExtractDirections:
1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)
2
In a large bowl, combine flour and salt
3
Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs
4
In a cup, beat egg yolk, stir the cold water into the yolk
5
Gradually stir the egg mixture into the flour mixture until dough can be packed into a ball
6
On a clean dry surface, roll out 1/2 of the dough large enough to cover the bottom and sides of a 9x13 inch pan
7
Lay the dough in the pan
8
Place the cornflakes over the dough in the pan
9
Arrange apple slices over the top of the corn flake layer
10
Sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon over the apples
11
Roll out the second half of the dough to cover the entire pan
12
Lay over the filling and pinch the edges of the two crusts together
13
Beat the egg white until foamy, and brush onto the top crust
14
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown
15
Drizzle with glaze while still warm
16
To make the glaze: In a small bowl, beat the confectioners' sugar with the milk and almond extract until smooth