Apple Pie Bars

Apple Pie Bars

Submitted by Karen Janssen

Ingredients
  

  • Crust:
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 egg yolks beaten
  • Filling:
  • 4 cups apples cored, pared, sliced (1/8” thick)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
  • 2 egg whites slightly beaten

Instructions
 

  • Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt; cut in butter as for pie crust. Mix in egg yolks (mixture will be crumbly). Press half of mixture in 15x10” jelly roll pan. Combine all filling except egg whites; arrange over bottom of crust. Crumble remaining crust mixture over filling. Brush egg whites over all. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool. Drizzle with thin powdered sugar glaze (optional). Makes 3-4 dozen bars.