Apple Pie Bars

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, chilled
• 1 egg yolk
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 cup crushed cornflakes cereal
• 8 cups thinly sliced apples
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 egg white
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• in a medium bowl, stir together the flour and salt. cut in the 1 cup butter until mixture is mealy. with a fork, stir in the 2/3 cup milk and egg yolk. divide dough into 2 equal parts. on a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 piece of dough into a large rectangle. place on the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• sprinkle cereal over the crust, then layer the apples over the cereal. stir together the 1 cup of white sugar, and the 1and 1/2 teaspoons of cinnamon and nutmeg; sprinkle over the apple layer. roll out the other half of the dough and cover everything in the pan. brush top crust with the reserved egg white and sprinkle with a mixture of 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon.
• bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour in the preheated oven. top crust should be lightly browned. mix together the 1 cup of confectioners' sugar, 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of milk, and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla until smooth; drizzle over bars while they are still warm.