Maple Apple Pie Protein Squares Food

MAPLE APPLE PIE PROTEIN SQUARES

Steps:

• Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with parchment paper.
• Combine applesauce, maple syrup, and almond butter in a large mixing bowl. Add oat flour, cinnamon, cocoa, and protein powder; mix until well combined. Spread into the prepared dish.
• Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Cut into 30 squares and wrap in parchment paper.

APPLE PIE PROTEIN SHAKE

Steps:

• Blend the apple slices, ice, cottage cheese, cashews, apple pie spice, vanilla extract and 1/4 cup water in a blender on high speed until smooth and thick, about 5 minutes. Pour into a tall glass, sprinkle with more apple pie spice and serve immediately.

APPLE PIE SUPER PROTEIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with gluten-free cooking spray. Line the pan with an overhanging piece of parchment paper to easily remove the bars.
• Place the apples, walnuts, chopped and sliced almonds, flaxseed meal, puffs cereal, hemp seeds, protein powder, cinnamon, salt, rice syrup and maple syrup in a large bowl. Stir to combine and evenly coat. Transfer the apple mixture to the prepared pan and, using a greased piece of parchment paper, press down firmly to spread evenly. Bake until just firm, about 12 minutes. Let cool completely on a rack.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 250 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and place a wire rack on top. Remove the apple bar from the pan and cut evenly into 12 bars. Place, gooey-side up, on the wire rack. Bake until almost dry to the touch, about 15 minutes. Let cool completely on a rack.

APPLE PIE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Lightly grease 15 x 10 jelly-roll pan.
• Prepare Struesel Topping: in medium bowl, with hand, mix all topping ingredients until mixture comes together.
• Shape into a ball; cover and refrigerate.
• Prepare Shortbread Crust: in large bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt.
• With pastry blender or 2 knives used scissor-fashion, cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• Sprinkle crumbs evenly in prepared pan.
• With hands, firmly pat crumbs into bottom of pan to form a crust.
• Bake crust 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned (crust may crack).
• Meanwhile, prepare Apple Filling: in 12-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add apples, raisins, sugar, and cinnamon, and cook 15 minutes or until apples are tender, stirring occasionally.
• In cup, mix cornstarch and lemon juice; stir into apple mixture until thickened (it will thicken almost immediately).
• Remove skillet from heat.
• Spoon hot apple mixture over warm crust.
• Break struesel topping into 1/2-inch chunks, and scatter over apple mixture.
• Bake 30 minutes or until struesel is golden.
• Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
• When cool, cut lengthwise into 3 strips, then cut each strip crosswise into 6 pieces.
• Use wide metal spatula to lift and serve squares.

MOM'S MAPLE-APPLE PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice. Add sugar mixture; toss to coat., Unroll one pastry sheet into a 9-in. pie plate; trim even with rim. Add filling. Dot with butter; drizzle with 2 tablespoons maple syrup. Unroll remaining pastry; place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edge. Cut slits in top. Brush pastry with 1 tablespoon maple syrup., Bake at 425° for 40-45 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cover pie loosely with foil during the last 20 minutes if needed to prevent overbrowning. Remove foil. Cool on a wire rack. If desired, serve with warm maple syrup.

MAPLE-APPLE PIE

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix flour and salt. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added if necessary).
• Gather pastry into a ball. Divide in half; shape into 2 flattened rounds on lightly floured surface. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate about 45 minutes or until dough is firm and cold, yet pliable. This allows the shortening to become slightly firm, which helps make the baked pastry more flaky. If refrigerated longer, let pastry soften slightly before rolling.
• Heat oven to 425°F. With floured rolling pin, roll 1 round into round 2 inches larger than upside-down 9-inch glass pie plate. Fold pastry into fourths; place in pie plate. Unfold and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side.
• In medium bowl, mix apples and brown sugar. Place in pastry-lined pie plate. Drizzle with butter and 3 tablespoons of the syrup. Trim overhanging edge of pastry 1/2 inch from rim of plate.
• Roll other round of pastry into 10-inch round. Fold into fourths and cut slits so steam can escape. Unfold pastry over filling; trim overhanging edge 1 inch from rim of plate. Fold and roll top edge under lower edge, pressing on rim to seal; flute as desired.
• Bake 15 minutes. Make diagonal cuts about 1 inch apart through top crust. Pour remaining syrup over top. Cover edge with 2- to 3-inch strip of foil to prevent excessive browning. Bake about 25 minutes or until crust is deep golden brown, removing foil for last 15 minutes of baking. Cool completely.

MAPLE APPLE PIE

Steps:

• 7 to 8 T cold water Preheat oven to 375 degrees. For crust, combine flour, baking powder and salt in large mixing bowl. Cut in Crisco shortening with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture is uniform. Sprinkle water in, 1 tbsp. at a time, until dough forms a ball. Divide dough into 2 equal parts.
• On lightly floured surface, roll bottom crust into circle 1/8" thick and 1/2" larger than and inverted 9" pie plate. Gently, ease crust into greased plate, being careful not to stretch dough. Trim edge even with plate.
• For filling, microwave apple slices on high for 2 minutes. Stir; repeat procedure twice or until apples begin to soften. Set aside.
• In separate microwaving bowl, combine maple syrup and cornstarch.
• Microwave 2 minutes; stir. Repeat procedure until mixture starts to thicken. Add the thickened mixture to apples. Toss lightly until apples are well coated; set aside to cool. Spoon cooled Apple filling into unbaked pastry shell.
• For nut filling, combine pecans, syrup and butter in microwaving bowl. Microwave on high 1 minute, stir and continue to microwave an additional minute on medium setting. Stir to break up mixture.
• Spread nut mixture on top of apple filling.
• On lightly floured surface, roll out top crust the same as bottom. Carefully,lift top crust onto filled pie;trim 1/2" beyond edge of pie plate. Fold top edge under crust. Crimp edges or flute as desired. Slit top crust with knife to allow steam to escape. Bake at 375 degrees for 60 minutes or until apples start to bubble. Brush top of pie with maple syrup; continue to bake and additional 5 minutes.

GLAZED APPLE PIE SQUARES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a measuring cup, combine egg yolk and enough milk to measure 1/3 cup. Gradually add to the flour mixture, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. , Preheat oven to 350°. Divide dough in half. Roll one portion into a thin 15x10-in. rectangle. Transfer to the bottom of an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with cornflakes. , In a large bowl, combine apples, 1 cup sugar, 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon and nutmeg; toss to coat. Spoon over crust. , Roll remaining dough into a thin 15x10-in. rectangle; place over apple filling. Beat egg white; brush over pastry. Combine remaining sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over the top. Bake 45-50 minutes or until golden brown. , For glaze, combine confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve a drizzling consistency. Drizzle over warm pastry. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into squares.