danish pastry apple bars i

Ingredients

• Servings: 32
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup cornflakes cereal
• 8 cups tart apples - peeled, cored and sliced
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 egg white
• 1/3 cup sifted confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• in a large mixing bowl stir together the flour and the salt. cut in shortening till the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. lightly beat egg yolk in a glass measuring cup. add milk to make 2/3 cup liquid total; mix well. divide dough in half.
• on a floured surface, roll half the dough to an 18 x 12 inch rectangle; fit into and up sides of a 15 x 10 x 1 inch baking pan.
• sprinkle with corn flake cereal; top with apples. combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over apples.
• roll remaining dough to a 16 x 12 inch rectangle; place over apples. seal edges; cut slits in the top for steam to escape. bake at 375 degrees f (190 degrees c) for about 50 minutes or until golden brown. cool on a wire rack.