Apple Squares

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 2 cups pastry flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 egg (separated)
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 2 cups apples, chopped (size of raisins)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup boiling water

Recipe

• 1 for crust: in mixing bowl add salt to flour.
• 2 cut in shortening and butter.
• 3 mix egg yolk with cold water. (save leftover for brushing top) mix into flour mixture.
• 4 line bottom and sides of 9 x 9 pan, reserving remaining pastry for top. chill while making filling.
• 5 for apple filling: put apples in saucepan and sprinkle with lemon juice.
• 6 mix together sugar and cornstarch. add to apples; mix well, then add boiling water.
• 7 cook until thick.
• 8 spread evenly over pastry.
• 9 cover with remaining pastry.
• 10 press sedges together to seal.
• 11 brush with slightly beaten egg and sprinkle with sugar.
• 12 bake at 425 for 10 minutes, then at 350 for 30 minutes.