Danish Pastry Apple Bars Recipe

• 2½ cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 cup Shortening
• 1 Egg Yolk
• ½ cup Milk
• 1 cup Cornflakes Cereal
• 8 cups Tart Apples (peeled, cored and sliced)
• ½ cup White Sugar
• 1 tsp Cinnamon (ground)
• 1/3 cup Confectioners' Sugar (sifted)

• Combine together flour and salt in a large mixing bowl.
• Add in shortening and mix till the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Beat the egg yolk lightly in a glass measuring cup.
• Add milk to measure 2/3 cup of the liquid in total.
• Add to the flour mixture and mix well to form soft dough.
• Divide the dough into two pieces.
• Roll half the dough on a floured surface to make an 18x12 inch rectangle.
• Fit the dough into a 15x10 inch baking pan.
• Sprinkle corn flake cereal and scatter apples.
• Mix together white sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle it over the apples.
• Roll out the remaining dough to a 16x12 inch rectangle and place it over the apples.
• Seal the edges and make slits on the top.
• Bake the pie at 375 °F (190 °C) for about 50 minutes till the pie turns golden brown.
• Remove and cool the pie on a wire rack.
• Sprinkle confectioners’ sugar over the pie generously.
• Serve warm or cool with whipped cream.