Apple Pie Bars recipe

This recipe just might be an apple piemasquerading as dessert bars!

Recipe: Apple Pie Bars

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg – divided useMilk
1 cup butter
6 to 8 tart green apples
1 1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 tablespoons all-purpose flourGranulated sugar for sprinkling

Combine 2 1/2 cups flour, butter and saltwith a pastry blender.

Separate egg; set aside egg white at roomtemperature.

Put egg yolk into a glass measuring cupand fill with milk to measure 2/3 cup. Pour into the flour mixtureand mix well.

Divide dough in half and roll out on alightly floured surface to fit a cookie or baking sheet. Saveother half of dough for top crust.

Peel, core and slice apples. Arrange slicesin side by side rows on unbaked bottom crust to make 1/2-inchlayer.

Combine sugar, salt, cinnamon and 4 tablespoonsflour, mixing well. Sprinkle mixture over apples.

Roll out top crust and place over appleslices, pinch and seal edges.

Beat the egg white until stiff and spreadover the top of crust. Sprinkle 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar overthe top of egg white.

Bake at 450°F (230°C) for 10 minutes.

Reduce to 400°F (205°C) and bakeabout 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Cool and cut into 2 1/2-inch bars.

Makes about 36 bars.