She's been working in the apple industry for over 30 years and knows pretty much everything there is to know about baking with apples, and everything else about apples for that matter.
One of the things I've learned is that the variety of apple is the thing that counts. For this recipe I used Wealthy apples. Now I'm not sure what kind of varieties grow in your area, but it never hurts to take a drive out to an orchard, or ask your grocer what's the best for making pies. There are over 2,500 varieties just in the US, just at my local orchard there are over 30!
Enough with my rambling and on with the recipe...
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup shorteningmilk
8 medium size tart apples (pared and sliced) or about 5 cups
1/2 tsp. salt
2 eggs separated
1 1/2 cups corn flakes (crushed)
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Combine flour and salt in bowl. Cut in shortening. Beat egg yolks and add enough milk to make 2/3 cup. Add to mixture; toss lightly. Divide dough in half, roll one portion to fit a 9" x 13" pan. Sprinkle with corn flakes. Spread apples over flakes. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over apples. Roll out remaining dough. Place on top. Seal edges. Beat egg whites until foamy. Spread on crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Cool slightly. Spread with glaze.
Glaze:
Combine 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons water (or milk), and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
And here's a list of my favorite varieties of apples: Fireside, Regent, Cortland, Haralson, and Honeygold.
Enjoy!!
31 comments:
This sounds sooo yummy! I just have one question: Is it possible to use margarine instead of shortening? Her in Norway we don't have shortening at all...
Thanks for the recipe :-)
This is going in my recipe collection! Maybe a new favorite for Thanksgiving?
It looks delicious. Great pics too
Now this is too funny! We're going apple picking today after C gets done with school. These look so yummy! I'll have to make them tomorrow.
this looks so amazing...i need to mentally note this one so that i can make it next time we need an apple pie fix.
Oh gosh...off to peel apples!
I love your binder pouch tutorial on Sew Mama Sew today! Okay with you if I place a link to it on my blog and use the photo (giving credit to you, of course)? Thanks!
This sounds interesting, will certainly give it a try! I will use Gala apples, because they're the only decent kind I can get here, the other available kind are too mushy.
I , personally, would use either butter or margarine (I don't care for veg. shortening),and perhaps decrease the amount of sugar.
Thanks for sharing!
What perfect timing! I just got a bunch of apples from a friend. This recipe looks amazing! I'll have to pick up some corn flakes. Thanks for sharing!
Mmmmm... those look delish! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Thanks for the recipe. Those look so yummy.
Yum! But, cornflakes? What is their purpose? They can't stay crunchy...
yummie! Appel Pie is always good!
Hmm. That looks fabulously yummy. Thankyou. Regards, Alison
This is just an unfair post for a nursing mama to read!
I have the craziest sweet tooth right now and this may have put me over the top~
um, what I am trying to say is- thank you (and I so mean that!) these look amazing.
A little shoutout to the Apple Capital -- YEAH!
Those look good. I wish I could cook/bake!
Can this be made ahead of time and frozen before being baked?
OMG, so making these... Do you think it would freeze AFTER being baked? x
Oh yum Anna! The pictures are beautiful too!
We can sew all we like but we still have to eat!! We have two apple trees in out little garden and I am always on the lookout for more interesting things to do with them, so thank you for this. Even better my daughter has really got into baking so will make them for me ;)
oooh...that looks DELICIOUS!!!
Will definitley be making it soon :)
Thanks for the recipe Anna!
Oh my word! That looks amazing, I'm going to have to try this! Thanks for sharing :)
Thanks! I may just have to give this a try!
Oh my goodness. Those look delicious. This pregnant girl could practically eat the monitor right now. I'll be getting some apples on my next trip to the store...
That looks awesome!
those look incredibly delicious... especially at 12 midnight!
My oh my - those looks so incredible! Wish I could whip those up for breakfast!
Looks and sounds fantastic - one to add to my collection for sure! Thanks.
Hugz
okay, here's the scoop I got. You can freeze the bars ahead of time up to about a month (but remember to keep tightly wrapped), take out of freezer about 45 minutes before baking. And I think it would be okay to freeze after baking (since it's somewhat similar to an apple pie).
:)
These look divine! I featured your recipe here. YUM!
Yummy Yummy!
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