Apple Quark Pie Bars Recipes

APPLE PIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• For the crust, place the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, until light and creamy. Sift the flour and salt together and, with the mixer on low, slowly add to the butter-sugar mixture, beating until combined. Scatter two-thirds of the dough in clumps in a 9 x 13-inch baking pan and press it lightly with floured hands on the bottom and 1/2 inch up the sides. Refrigerate for 20 minutes. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until the crust is golden brown, and set aside to cool.
• Meanwhile, put the mixing bowl with the remaining dough back on the mixer, add the walnuts and cinnamon, and mix on low speed to combine. Set aside.
• Reduce the oven to 350 degrees.
• For the filling, combine the Granny Smith and Golden Delicious apples and lemon juice in a very large bowl. Add the granulated sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg and mix well. Melt the butter in a large (10-inch-diameter) pot, add the apples, and simmer over medium to medium-low heat, stirring often, for 12 to 15 minutes, until the apples are tender and the liquid has mostly evaporated. Spread the apples evenly over the crust, leaving a 1/2-inch border.
• Pinch medium pieces of the remaining dough with your fingers and drop them evenly on top of the apples (they will not be covered). Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the topping is browned. Cool completely and cut into bars.

EASY APPLE PIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine 4 cups flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in shortening with a fork until coarse crumbs form.
• Whisk egg yolks, cold water, and lemon juice together in another bowl. Stir into flour mixture with a fork until dough comes together into a ball; divide in half. Roll out 1 half and press into the bottom of a 10x15-inch baking pan.
• Combine apples, sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and ground cinnamon in a bowl to make filling. Spread over dough in the pan.
• Roll out remaining dough and lay on top of filling. Brush with milk. Cut slits in the dough with a sharp knife.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool before cutting into 24 bars, at least 20 minutes.

GLAZED APPLE PIE BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, salt and baking powder. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, whisk the egg yolks, lemon juice and water; gradually add to flour mixture, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Divide in half. Chill for 30 minutes. , Roll out one portion of dough between two large sheets of waxed paper into a 17x12-in. rectangle. Transfer to an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Press pastry onto bottom and up sides of pan; trim even with top edge. , In a large bowl, toss the apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg; spread into crust. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pan; place over filling. Brush edges with water or milk; pinch to seal. Cut slits in top. , Bake at 375° for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients until smooth; drizzle over bars.

DELICIOUS APPLE PIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Whisk together the flour and salt in a large mixing bowl. Cut in the softened butter with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk together the egg yolks in a liquid measuring cup, then add enough milk to reach 2/3 cup of liquid. Gradually stir into the flour mixture until moistened. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead briefly. Roll about half of the dough out to fit the prepared baking dish. Place the bottom crust in the baking dish. Sprinkle the oats evenly over the crust. Roll out the top crust, and set aside.
• Mix the cornstarch and lemon juice together until smooth. Heat the cornstarch mixture in a large skillet with the apples, white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg over medium heat until the apples are tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat, and allow to cool slightly. Spread the apple filling evenly over the oats. Cover the filling with the top crust. Pinch the edges together to seal the crusts, and brush with egg white. Cut a few slits on the top crust to vent.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and the filling has thickened, about 50 minutes.
• While pie is baking, prepare the glaze by beating the confections' sugar with 1 tablespoon of milk in a small bowl. Stir in the almond extract. Drizzle the glaze over the warm pie. Mix 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon together in a small bowl, and sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the glaze. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

APPLE & QUARK PIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°C.
• Line a 30 cm x 40 cm pan with parchment paper.
• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and vanilla sugar in a large bowl.
• Add melted butter and mix to combine.
• (If you are using vanilla extract instead of vanilla sugar, add it with the melted butter.).
• Transfer half of the dough into another bowl.
• Add eggs and buttermilk to one half of the dough and mix to combine.
• Pour this dough onto the prepared pan and spread evenly.
• To make filling: Lightly whip the eggs to break their structure.
• Add sugar, vanilla sugar, quark and lemon juice (and zest, if using), mix well.
• Pour the quark mixture on top of the dough in the pan.
• Peel, core and slice apples.
• Arrange apple slices on top of the quark layer, covering the whole pie.
• Sprinkle the reserved half of the dough on top of apple slices.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.

APPLE PIE BARS FROM PHILADELPHIA®

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Gradually add 3 cups flour, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Shape into 2 balls. Place 1 ball on large lightly floured sheet of waxed paper; flatten slightly. Cover with second floured sheet of waxed paper. Roll out dough to 15-1/2x10-1/2-inch rectangle. Discard top sheet of waxed paper.
• Spray 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking spray; invert over rolled-out dough. Flip dough and pan together. (Pan will be on bottom.) Remove second waxed paper sheet; gently press dough onto bottom and up side of pan. Toss apples with remaining flour, granulated sugar and cinnamon; spread onto bottom of crust.
• Repeat rolling out of remaining dough ball to make second rectangle. Remove top sheet of waxed paper; carefully flip dough over apples. Discard waxed paper. Tuck edges of dough down sides of pan to enclose apples. Make several slits in top crust to vent.
• Bake 35 to 40 min. or until golden brown.
• Cool dessert 15 min. Meanwhile, mix powdered sugar and water. Drizzle glaze over dessert. Cool 30 min. before cutting into bars.

GLAZED APPLE PIE BARS

Steps:

• heat oven to 350*F.
• in medium bowl combine flour and salt, cut in butter until crumbly. with fork stir in egg yolk and milk until dough forms a ball; divide in half.
• on lightly floured surface roll half of dough into 15x10" retangle; place on bottom of ungreased 15x10x1" jelly roll pan.
• sprinkle with cereal, layer apples over cereal.
• in small bowl combine 1 cup sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and nutmeg, sprinkle over apples.
• roll remaining half dough into 151/2x101/2" rectangle, place over apples.
• in small bowl beat egg white with fork until foamy, brush over top crust.
• in small bowl stir together 2 tablespoon sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, sprinkle over crust.
• bake for 45 to 60 minutes or until lightly browned.
• in small bowl stir together all glaze ingredients, drizzle over warm crust.
• cut into bars.

DUTCH APPLE PIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a medium-sized bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut shortening into flour until mixture resembles pea-sized crumbles. Work in cold water until a loose (but not too dry or too moist) pastry dough forms. Into a 10 x 13 inch baking pan lined with parchment paper, press into a 10 x 13 inch baking pan (small cookie sheet).
• Combine apples, flour, sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice until thoroughly coated. Arrange in a thin, even layer atop pastry dough.
• Combine flour, brown sugar and cinnamon. Cut in butter until a crumbly texture forms. Sprinkle atop apples.
• Bake for 30-45 minutes or until apples are tender, and the crust and topping are lightly browned.

APPLE PIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• CRUST:.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda.
• Cut-in 1 cup vegetable shortening.
• Separate the eggs.
• Place egg yolks in a one cup measuring cup and add milk to the egg yolks until milk and egg yolks equal 2/3 cups.
• Blend the egg mixture into flour mixture until it reaches a dough consistency.
• Divide the dough in half.
• Roll out 1/2 of the dough to fit the bottom of the jelly roll pan. The crust will be very thin.
• FILLING:.
• Cover crust with crushed corn flakes.
• Cover corn flakes with prepared apple slices.
• In separate bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon.
• Sprinkle evenly over apple slices.
• Roll out the remaining dough and cover the apple mixture with it.
• The dough will be very thin.
• Beat remaining egg whites until they appear semi-stiff.
• Brush them onto the crust.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• GLAZE:.
• In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar and lemon juice for glaze.
• Blend until smooth.
• Adjust consistency (add lemon juice if too dry; add powdered sugar if too runny).
• Drizzle glaze over the top of the warm bars.
• Bars can be served warm or cold, and they freeze well, too.