Apple Slices
- 2 cups flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 34 cup cold butter or 34 cup shortening
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 egg yolk
- 4 cups peeled and thinly sliced apples (about 6)
- 34 cup sugar
- 12 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 egg white
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- CRUST:.
- preheat oven to 350F.
- Stir together the flour and sugar in a large bowl.
- Add the butter and cut in with a pastry cutter or two knives until the mixture is the size of small peas.
- Add the milk and egg yolk and blend and blend gently with a fork until the dough just starts to hold together.
- (if you prefer to use a food processor and pulse for about 10 seconds, or until crumbly.
- Add the milk and egg yolk and pulse until the dough just forms a ball.)
- Form the dough into two 1/2 inch thick disks and place one on a lightly floured work surface.
- Roll out the dough into an 11 by 15 inch rectangle and place it in the bottom and about 1 inch up the sides of a 9 by 13 inch pan and set aside.
- FILLING:.
- Place apples, sugar, cinnamon, cornstarch and lemon juice in a large bowl and stir until well combined.
- Spread the apple mixture evenly over the crust over the apples and press all around the edges to seal the two pieces of dough together.
- Trim any excess dough from the edges of the pan.
- Lightly beat the egg white with a fork and brush over the dough.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until the apples are tender and the crust in golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and cool completely.
- GLAZE:.
- Combine the confectioners sugar and milk in a small bowl.
- Spread the glaze over the top crust, the cut into 2-inch squares.
flour, sugar, cold butter, milk, egg yolk, apples, sugar, cinnamon, cornstarch, lemon juice, egg, sugar, milk
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/apple-slices-284553 (may not work)