Apple Pie Bars

I am baking sweet, sugary sugary death!

I found this recipe on recipezaar for apple pie bars.

I started baking it, unsure of what exactly apple pie bars are, but wanting to do it because we bought some cheap non-Kellogs version of Corn Flakes, and neither of us quite like it. I don’t get it. Why do all the other brands come nowhere near as tasting as good in the case of Corn Flakes? It makes me really scared of whatever evilness Kellogs is stuffing in there…

I didn’t realize that “apple pie bars” are a synonym for “sweet sugary death”, because this recipe contains not only 1 cup of granulated sugar, but also 1 cup of powdered sugar for glazing. (In addition to 2 tablespoons, but compared to the huge amount of 2 cups of sugar, who’s counting?)

It’s simmering in the oven, chilling out, trying to get a tan right now… and the scent is starting to be really delicious. I think that before the wait is up, I shall have gone out of my mind on cinnamon-apple-scented goodness.

Mmm.. can’t wait!

Anyway, here follows the recipe:

36 bars (change servings and units)

Ingredients

• 1 egg yolk, reserve egg white


• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour


• 1 teaspoon salt


• 1 cup butter, cold

Filling:

• 1 cup cornflake cereal, crushed


• 8 cups tart cooking apples, peeled, cored, 1/4-inch sliced (about 8-10 medium apples)


• 1 cup granulated sugar


• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, ground


• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, ground


• 1 egg white (reserved)


• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar


• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground

Glaze:

• 1 cup powdered sugar


• 1-2 tablespoon milk


• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees celsius (350 degrees fahrenheit).


2. For crust, add enough milk to egg yolk to measure 2/3 cup; set aside. In medium bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly.


3. With fork, stir in milk mixture until dough forms a ball; divide into halves.


4. Roll out half of the dough, on lightly floured surface, into a 15x10-inch rectangle. Place on bottom of ungreased 15x10x1-inch jelly-roll pan.


5. For Filling, sprinkle cereal over top of crust; layer apples over cereal.


6. In small bowl, combine 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon and nutmeg.


7. Sprinkle over apples.


8. Roll remaining half of dough into a 15 1/2-10 1/2-inch rectangle; place over apples.


9. In small bowl, beat egg white with fork until foamy; brush over top crust. In another small bowl, stir together 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; sprinkle over top crust. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes or until lightly browned.


10. For Glaze, in small bowl, stir together all glaze ingredients.


11. Drizzle over top crust while still warm.


12. Cut into bars.