Danish Apple Squares

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 egg yolk, combined with milk to make 2/3 cup (save egg )
• 1 cup corn flakes
• 6 cut-up apples
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 teaspoons flour
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring
• water

Recipe

• 1 pastry: sift together flour and salt. with a pastry blender or two knives cut in shortening.
• 2 separate egg, putting egg yolk in measuring cup. add milk to measure 2/3 cup.
• 3 slowly mix in to the flour mixture, do not ovemix. divide pastry in half.
• 4 put first half of pastry on a cookie sheet. sprinkle 1 cup cornflakes over pastry, then spread apple mixture over first layer of pastry, leaving an inch around the edges. put second layer over top, press together around the edges.
• 5 beat egg and spread over top of pastry.
• 6 cook in moderate oven (350f) until tender, about 15-20 minutes. cool slightly.
• 7 icing: add enough water to make a paste. drizzle over top.