Recipe - Apple Streusel Squares

2 cup Flour
One fourth cup Sugar
One fourth teaspoon Salt
One half cup Butter; plus 3 tablespoons
2 pound Apple slices, peeled; use
Gala/Delicious
One half cup Raisins
One half cup Brown sugar, packed
One half teaspoon Cinnamon
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
2 tablespoon Lemon juice

STREUSEL TOPPING
Three fourths cup Flour
Three fourths cup Pecans; chopped
1/3 cup Brown sugar, packed
6 tablespoon Butter; lightly softened
2 teaspoon Vanilla
Three fourths teaspoon Cinnamon

Peel, core and slice apples thinly. Use a food processor to slice apples,
since this makes the job easier. 1/2inch slices should be about right.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease sides of 9 x 13inch baking
pan. Prepare Streusel Topping: In medium bowl, mix flour, pecans, brown
sugar, slightly softened butter, vanilla and cinnamon until mixture comes
together. Shape into a ball.

Prepare crust: Into large bowl, measure flour, sugar and salt. Cut in 1/2
cup cold butter into small bits. With fingertips, blend butter into flour
mixture until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Press evenly into bottom of
baking pan. Bake crust 15 to 20 minutes our until golden. Crust may crack
slightly but don't worry. Place apple slices in 10inch skillet. Add
raisins, brown sugar, cinnamon and 3 tablespoons butter. Cook 15 minutes
over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until apples are tender. In cup,
mix cornstarch and lemon juice. Stir lemon juice mixture into apple slice
mixture and cook until thickened. This should happen quickly. Remove from
heat. Spoon apple mixture over crust. Break Streusel Topping into chunks
and scatter over apple mixture. Bake 30 minutes or until streusel is
browned. Cook completely, in pan, placed on wire rack. When cold cut into
16 pieces and serve. Serves 16. 284 calories per bar, according to
MasterCook.
Recipe By : Good Housekeeping

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #296

Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 19:19:52 0800

From: Mary Ash smile@ridgecrest.ca.us