Dutch Apple Pie Bars

Total Time: 2 hrs 2 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 47 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 2 tablespoons ice water
• 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2-3/4 cup sugar (depends on tartness of apples and personal preference)
• nutmeg (a pinch)
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 -6 cups peeled cored diced apples (granny smith)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°; lightly grease a 13x9 inch pan.
• 2 crust: in a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and salt; using a pastry blender, cut in the butter.
• 3 drizzle the beaten egg over the mixture; toss lightly to combine.
• 4 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.
• 5 roll the dough into a generous rectangle to fit your pan.
• 6 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.
• 7 filling: in a bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, spices, and salt together; add in the apples, tossing to coat.
• 8 stir in the vanilla, then the cream; spread the filling over the crust.
• 9 topping: in a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, and cinnamon.
• 10 in another bowl, combine the melted butter and extracts; pout over the flour mixture.
• 11 stir until the butter is absorbed and the mixture forms fairly even crumbs; sprinkle over the filling.
• 12 bake for 15 minutes; decrease temperature to 350°; bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the topping is brown and the filling is bubbly.
• 13 remove from oven and cool on a rack; let them cool to lukewarm before cutting.