Dutch Apple Bars Food

DANISH PASTRY APPLE BARS II

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a cup, beat egg yolk, stir the cold water into the yolk. Gradually stir the egg mixture into the flour mixture until dough can be packed into a ball. On a clean dry surface, roll out 1/2 of the dough large enough to cover the bottom and sides of a 9x13 inch pan. Lay the dough in the pan.
• Place the cornflakes over the dough in the pan. Arrange apple slices over the top of the corn flake layer. Sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon over the apples. Roll out the second half of the dough to cover the entire pan. Lay over the filling and pinch the edges of the two crusts together. Beat the egg white until foamy, and brush onto the top crust.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. Drizzle with glaze while still warm.
• To make the glaze: In a small bowl, beat the confectioners' sugar with the milk and almond extract until smooth.

DUTCH APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Combine 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, and cinnamon. Pour over apples in crust. Sprinkle lemon juice on top.
• Cut 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup flour, and 1/2 cup butter or margarine together, and top pie with the mixture.
• Take two 15 inch pieces of parchment paper and enclose pie; fold edges up 3 times. Place on a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove from oven, split parchment open and cool pie on wire rack. DO NOT open parchment covering while baking! Serve warm, or at room temperature.

DANISH PASTRY APPLE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.)
• In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat egg yolk in measuring cup and add enough milk to make 2/3 cup total liquid. Stir into flour mixture until all flour is damp. Divide the dough in half. On floured surface, roll half the dough into a rectangle and fit into a 9x13 inch pan.
• In large bowl, combine apples, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Put apple mixture in pan. Roll out remaining dough and place over apples. Seal edges and cut slits in top dough. Beat egg white till frothy and brush on crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes, or until golden brown.

APPLE CINNAMON DUTCH BABY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F Put butter into a 3 to 4 quart frying pan and place in oven to melt.
• While butter is melting, peel and core 2 medium apples, then cut them into thin slices.
• Remove the pan from the oven and add cinnamon and sugar to the melted butter.
• Stir in the sliced apples.
• Return pan to oven for about 3 minutes.
• Put the eggs and milk into a blender and whip at high speed for 1 minute.
• Set the blender to low speed and slowly add the flour until well blended.
• Remove the pan from oven and pour egg batter over the butter and apples.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the pancake is raised and golden brown.
• Cut in wedges and dust with powdered sugar.
• Serve immediately.

DUTCH APPLE PIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°; lightly grease a 13x9 inch pan.
• Crust: in a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and salt; using a pastry blender, cut in the butter.
• Drizzle the beaten egg over the mixture; toss lightly to combine.
• Add the ice water 1 tablespoons at a time, stirring gently until the dough starts to clump together; grab a fistful; if it sticks together easily, you have added enough water.
• Roll the dough into a generous rectangle to fit your pan.
• Place the dough in the pan; prick it all over with a fork; bake it for 10-12 minutes, until it is set and barely starting to harden.
• Filling: in a bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, spices, and salt together; add in the apples, tossing to coat.
• Stir in the vanilla, then the cream; spread the filling over the crust.
• Topping: in a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, and cinnamon.
• In another bowl, combine the melted butter and extracts; pout over the flour mixture.
• Stir until the butter is absorbed and the mixture forms fairly even crumbs; sprinkle over the filling.
• Bake for 15 minutes; decrease temperature to 350°; bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the topping is brown and the filling is bubbly.
• Remove from oven and cool on a rack; let them cool to lukewarm before cutting.

DUTCH APPLE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mixe one cup flour and 1/3 cup sugar in mixing bowl.
• Cut in butter, using pastry blener or crisscrossing 2 knives, until crumbly.
• Press in ungreased square baking pan, 9 x9 inches.
• Bake 25 minutes.
• Mix 1/3 cup sugar, 2 tbsp flour and cinnamon in a small bowl.
• Stir in apples to coat.
• Spoon over baked layer.
• Sprinkle with crumb topping.
• Bake 35- 40 minutes or until topping is light brown and apples are tender.
• Cool completely.
• For bars cut into 4 x 4 rows.

APPLE CRUMB BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar and baking soda; cut in 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside 2 cups for topping. Press remaining crumbs into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Arrange apples over top; set aside. , In a saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, water, vanilla and remaining butter. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thick and bubbly; spread over apples. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs. , Bake at 350° for 35-45 minutes or until top is lightly browned.

DUTCH APPLE PIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a medium-sized bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut shortening into flour until mixture resembles pea-sized crumbles. Work in cold water until a loose (but not too dry or too moist) pastry dough forms. Into a 10 x 13 inch baking pan lined with parchment paper, press into a 10 x 13 inch baking pan (small cookie sheet).
• Combine apples, flour, sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice until thoroughly coated. Arrange in a thin, even layer atop pastry dough.
• Combine flour, brown sugar and cinnamon. Cut in butter until a crumbly texture forms. Sprinkle atop apples.
• Bake for 30-45 minutes or until apples are tender, and the crust and topping are lightly browned.