Apple Pie Bars Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 ½ cups flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 cup butter, chilled
• 1 egg yolk
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 cup crushed cereal (cornflakes)
• 8 cups thinly sliced apples
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 egg white
• 2 TBS granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 ½ tsp. milk
• ½ tsp. vanilla extract

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour and salt.
• Cut in the 1 cup butter until mixture is mealy and coarse.
• Using a fork, stir in the 2/3 cup milk and egg yolk.
• Divide dough into 2 equal parts.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 piece of dough into a large rectangle and place on the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Sprinkle cereal over the crust, then layer the apples over the cereal.
• Stir together the 1 cup sugar, and the 1 ½ tsp. of cinnamon and nutmeg and sprinkle over the apple layer.
• Roll out the other half of the dough and cover everything in the pan.
• Brush top crust with the reserved egg white and sprinkle with a mixture of 2 TBS. sugar, and ½ tsp. of cinnamon.
• Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour in the preheated oven. The top crust should be lightly browned.
• Mix together the 1 cup of powdered sugar with 1 ½ TBS of milk and ½ tsp. of vanilla.
• Continue mixing until smooth.
• Drizzle over bars while they are still warm. .