Baked Shortbread Apple Dessert Food

APPLE SHORTBREAD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C.)
• Sift four, 1/2 cup sugar and salt into a large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Fold in egg yolks (mixture will be crumbly). Remove 1/4 of mixture, and set aside. Press remainder onto bottom and sides an 8 inch tart shell or pie pan.
• In a large bowl, combine apples, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. Place apples into crust, and sprinkle reserved crumb mixture evenly over top.
• Place pie on a baking sheet, and bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking 20 minutes, or until top is golden brown and filling is bubbling.

APPLE CRISP SHORTBREAD BARS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 300 degrees F and line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper. Be sure to bring the parchment up the sides as it makes it easier to lift out later.
• Shortbread Base:
• Place butter into your mixer and turn on high for 5 minutes or until the butter turns white rather than yellow, that's how you'll know it's creamed. Next mix in the sugar, vanilla, and salt. Once combined, add in the flour and stir well. Press the mixture into the parchment lined pan and bake in the pre-heated oven for 15 minutes.
• Apple Filling:
• In a bowl, combine the apples, flour, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg until the apples are well coated.
• Topping:
• Mix flour, ¾ up brown sugar. Cut in the butter and knead together.
• Remove the crust from the oven and turn the heat up to 350 degrees F. Sprinkle one half of the Topping over the short bread, then layer the apples on top. You will have multiple layers so try to keep it level. Once this is finished, sprinkle the remainder of the Topping evenly on top and place in the oven to bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool fully before placing in the fridge to set for at least 2 hours. Once it's set, remove from the baking dish by lifting out the parchment paper and cut into 16 squares.

BAKED SHORTBREAD APPLE DESSERT

Steps:

• Melt 6 tablesppons of butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add cookie crumbs, 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon.
• Stir over medium heat for 3 minutes.
• Transfer crumbs to a bowl and set aside.
• Add remaining 2 tbls. butter, the sliced apples, 1 tbls. sugar and lemon juice to skillet.
• Cover and cook over medium heat until apples are tender, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a 2 quart casserole dish, layer half of the apples and half of the crumbs.
• Top with remaining apples, crumbs and then the almonds.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until crumbs are golden brown.
• Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

CARAMEL-APPLE SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter, confectioners' sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon until blended. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in 1/3 cup apple chips., Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. apple-shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets., Bake 9-11 minutes or until light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a small saucepan, melt caramels with cream and remaining cinnamon over medium heat, stirring frequently. Drizzle over cookies. If desired, sprinkle with additional apple chips. Let stand until set.

APPLE SHORTBREAD TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Place the dry ingredients for the crust in a large bowl and blend them.
• Add the butter, egg yolk, and cream.
• Using your hands, work the mixture quickly until it is crumbly.
• Press it into the bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan.
• For the filling, arrange the apples in a pattern over the dough.
• Mix the rest of the filling ingredients together until crumbly.
• Sprinkle this over the apples.
• Bake for about 40 minutes.