with a filling of rich apple pie on a shortbread shell.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 45 mins |
| Additional Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 35 mins |
| Servings: | 24 |
| Yield: | 24 servings |
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup shortening
- 4 egg yolks
- 8 tablespoons cold water, or more as needed
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 7 cups finely chopped apples
- 2 cups white sugar
- ΒΌ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon milk, or as needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Combine 4 cups flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in shortening with a fork until coarse crumbs form.
- Whisk egg yolks, cold water, and lemon juice together in another bowl. Stir into flour mixture with a fork until dough comes together into a ball; divide in half. Roll out 1 half and press into the bottom of a 10×15-inch baking pan.
- Combine apples, sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and ground cinnamon in a bowl to make filling. Spread over dough in the pan.
- Roll out remaining dough and lay on top of filling. Brush with milk. Cut slits in the dough with a sharp knife.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool before cutting into 24 bars, at least 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 250 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 39 g |
| Cholesterol | 34 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 120 mg |
| Sugars | 21 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |