Apple Torte

By marmar

Ingredients

• Sift together:
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tbsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 cup butter or margarine

Preparation

Step 1

Mix ingredients as for pie crust. Add 1 egg yolk beaten and milk to make 2/3 cups.

Dough handles better if chilled. Divide dough in half. Roll half of dough to cover bottom and part way up sides of 15"x10" pan.

Layer #2 - 1 cup graham cracker crumbs.

Layer #3 - 5 cups apples, 1 1/2 cups sugar (less for ripe apples)
1 tsp. cinnamon

Layer #4 - crust. Brush with a little egg white.

Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes. Frost while warm with 1 cup confectioner's sugar and 2 tbsp. lemon juice.