Tastes Like Apple Pie Apple Squares!

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 large egg yolk, slightly beaten, plus (save )
• milk, to make 2/3 cup liquid
• 5 -6 apples, pared and sliced
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 mix flour and salt and cut in shortening. add egg and milk mixture and mix till it forms a ball. divide dough in half. roll first half in 17 x 12 inch rectangle. place in cookie sheet and bring pastry up sides.
• 2 cover pastry with apples and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon (homemade chunky applesauce also works well).
• 3 roll out second half of dough and place on top of apples. moisten edges with milk and pinch together.
• 4 beat egg until stiff and brush on crust. bake at 400°f for 1 hour.
• 5 mix glaze ingredients together and brush on crust.
• 6 this square freezes beautifully.