Danish Pastry Apple Bars
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cold butter, cut into cubes
- 1 egg yolk
- ½ cup milk
- 10 apples - peeled, cored and thinly sliced
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup white sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 egg white
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Instructions
- Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.)
- Combine flour and salt in a large mixing bowl. Cut in cold butter with 2 knives or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Beat egg yolk in measuring cup and add enough milk to make 2/3 cup total liquid. Stir into flour mixture until mixture is damp.
- Divide dough in half. On floured surface, roll half the dough into a rectangle and fit into a 9x13 inch pan.
- Combine apples, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a separate large bowl; transfer apple mixture into pan.
- Roll out remaining dough and place over apples. Seal edges and cut slits in top dough.
- Beat egg white till frothy and brush on crust.
- Bake in the preheated oven until pastry is golden brown on top, about 50 minutes.
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