Apple Pie Bars

By Lorena_321

Ingredients

• Filling:
• 4 cups flour
• 1 t. salt
• 1 t. baking powder
• 1 cup shortening
• 4 egg yolks
• 2 T. lemon juice
• 8 to 10 T. cold water
• 7 cups finely chopped peeled apples
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 t. ground cinnamon
• dash ground nutmeg
• Glaze:
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 T. milk
• 1 T. lemon juice

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine flour, salt and baking powder. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, whisk egg yolks, lemon juice and water; gradually add to flour mixture, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Divide in half. Chill for 30 minutes.
Roll out one portion of dough between two large sheets of waxed paper into a 17x2" rectangle. Transfer to an ungreased 15x10x1" baking pan. Press pastry onto the bottom and up the sides of pan; trim pastry even with top edge.
In a bowl, toss the apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg; spread over crust. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pan; place over filling. Trim edges; brush edges between pastry with water or milk; pinch to seal. Cut slits in top. Bake at 375 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients until smooth; drizzle over bars before cutting.