Apple Pie Bars Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
CRUMB TOPPING
3/4 cup all-purpose flour, unsifted
1/3 cup sugar
5 tbsp butter
BARS
2 cup plus 3 t. all-purpose flour, unsifted
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup butter (1-1/2 sticks), softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
1 tsp lemon rind, grated
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
5 cup assorted apples, peeled, cored, and grated
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
Recipe Preparation
Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
Prepare Crumb Topping; set aside. In small bowl, combine 2 cups
flour and the salt; set aside. In large bowl, with electric mixer on
medium speed, beat butter and 1/4 cup sugar until combined. Add egg
and beat until smooth. Stir in vanilla.
Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture until soft dough forms.
With fingers, press dough evenly into greased pan.
In large bowl, combine cheese, remaining 1/4 cup sugar, remaining 3
tablespoons flour, the lemon rind, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Fold in
apples and lemon juice. Spoon apple mixture over dough in pan.
Sprinkle Crumb Topping evenly over apple mixture.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden. Cool completely on wire
rack--at least 40 minutes. Refrigerate until ready to serve, then cut
into bars.
CRUMB TOPPING: In medium-size bowl, combine 3/4 cup unsifted
all-purpose flour and 1/3 cup sugar. With pastry blender or 2
knives, cut in 5 tablespoons butter until mixture resembles coarse
crumbs. Source: Redbook Magazine.
Per Bar: calories 286, protein 5 g, fat 15 g, carbohydrate 33 g;
fiber 1 g, sodium 185 mg, cholesterol 55 mg.
Shared and MM by Judi M. Phelps [email protected] or [email protected]
Servings: 16
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