Dutch Apple Pie Bars

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 5 -6 tablespoons cold water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 -5 apples, medium-sized (peeled, cored & sliced)
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 in a medium-sized bowl, combine flour and salt. cut shortening into flour until mixture resembles pea-sized crumbles. work in cold water until a loose (but not too dry or too moist) pastry dough forms. into a 10 x 13 inch baking pan lined with parchment paper, press into a 10 x 13 inch baking pan (small cookie sheet).
• 3 combine apples, flour, sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice until thoroughly coated. arrange in a thin, even layer atop pastry dough.
• 4 combine flour, brown sugar and cinnamon. cut in butter until a crumbly texture forms. sprinkle atop apples.
• 5 bake for 30-45 minutes or until apples are tender, and the crust and topping are lightly browned.