Recipe - Apple Pie Bars

4 cup Peeled Tart Cooking Apples;
thinly cut or sliced up
1 cn (6 oz.) apple juice
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
One fourth teaspoon Ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
One half cup Sugar
3 cup Allpurpose flour
1 cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 cup Butter; softened
2 Eggs; slightly beaten

FOR FILLING: In a large saucepan, combine apples, apple juice, cinnamon and
nutmeg. Cook over medium high heat until boiling, stirring occasionally.
Combine cornstarch and the One half cup sugar. Stir into boiling mixture, cook
and stir until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat; cool slightly.

FOR CRUST: In a large mixer bowl stir together flour, the 1 cup sugar,
baking powder and One fourth teaspoon salt. Add butter and eggs. Beat on low speed
until mixture is blended and crumbly. Press 2/3 of crumb mixture (3 1/2
cups) into a greased 15 x 10 x 1 inch pan. Spread apple mixture evenly over
crust. Sprinkle remaining crumbs over apples. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 to
30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool, cut into bars. Makes 48.

Recipe by: Key Gourmet

Posted to recipeludigest by James and Susan Kirkland kirkland@gj.net on
Feb 18, 1998