Recipe#3314

Title: Apple Pie Bars

From: Judi Mae Phelps jphelps@best.com 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes,alt.creative-cook,alt.creative-cooking 
 Subject: Apple Pie Bars 
 Date: 16 Dec 1996 09:13:56 -0800 
 Lines: 69 
 Message-ID: <59400k$4k1@shellx.best.com> 

Yield: 16 Bars
 MMMMM---------------------CRUMB TOPPING--------------------------
 3/4 c  All-purpose flour; unsifted
 1/3 c  Sugar
 5 T  Butter
 MMMMM--------------------------BARS------------------------------
 2 c  Plus 3 T. all-purpose flour;
    -unsifted
 1/4 ts Salt
 3/4 c  Butter (1-1/2 sticks);
    -softened
 1/2 c  Sugar
 1 lg Egg; lightly beaten
 1 ts Vanilla extract
 1 c  Cheddar cheese; grated
 1 ts Lemon rind; grated
 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
 1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
 5 c  Assorted apples; peeled,
    -cored, and grated
 1 T  Fresh lemon juice
 Heat oven to 425 degrees F.  Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
 Prepare Crumb Topping; set aside.  In small bowl, combine 2 cups
 flour and the salt; set aside.  In large bowl, with electric mixer on
 medium speed, beat butter and 1/4 cup sugar until combined.  Add egg
 and beat until smooth.  Stir in vanilla.
 Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture until soft dough forms.
 With fingers, press dough evenly into greased pan.
 In large bowl, combine cheese, remaining 1/4 cup sugar, remaining 3
 tablespoons flour, the lemon rind, cinnamon, and nutmeg.  Fold in
 apples and lemon juice.  Spoon apple mixture over dough in pan.
 Sprinkle Crumb Topping evenly over apple mixture.
 Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden.  Cool completely on wire
 rack--at least 40 minutes.  Refrigerate until ready to serve, then
 cut into bars.
 CRUMB TOPPING:  In medium-size bowl, combine 3/4 cup unsifted
 all-purpose flour and 1/3 cup sugar.  With pastry blender or 2
 knives, cut in 5 tablespoons butter until mixture resembles coarse
 crumbs.  Source: Redbook Magazine.
 Per Bar:  calories 286, protein 5 g, fat 15 g, carbohydrate 33 g;
 fiber 1 g, sodium 185 mg, cholesterol 55 mg.