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Lemon-Ginger Apple Pie Squares

Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Jan 4, 2012
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Enjoy these delicious baked apple and cereal pie squares sprinkled with sugar and crystallized ginger – a wonderful dessert.

Lemon-Ginger Apple Pie Squares

  • Prep Time 40 min
  • Total 2 hr 45 min
  • Ingredients 15
  • Servings 24
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Ingredients

Crust

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
  • 2/3 cup butter
  • 2/3 cup shortening
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 3/4 to 1 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 cups corn flakes cereal, crushed to 2/3 cup

Filling and Topping

  • 6 medium apples, peeled, thinly sliced (8 cups)
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 egg whites, beaten
  • 3 tablespoons sugar

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, mix flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, the salt and lemon peel. With pastry blender or fork, cut in butter and shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in egg yolks and 1/2 cup of the milk. With fork, stir until mixture leaves sides of bowl and forms a ball, adding milk 1 tablespoon at a time as necessary. Form dough into 2 balls.
  • Step 
    2
    On lightly floured surface, roll out 1 dough ball to 17x12-inch rectangle. Carefully place in ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan; press in pan and up sides. (Dough may not come completely to top of pan.) Sprinkle dough evenly with crushed cereal. Arrange apples evenly over cereal. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup sugar and crystallized ginger; drizzle with lemon juice.
  • Step 
    3
    Roll out remaining dough ball to 15x10-inch rectangle. Carefully place over apples; press to edges. Brush top with egg whites; sprinkle with 3 tablespoons sugar. Make small slits in top of dough.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until golden brown and apples are tender. Cool 1 hour. Serve warm or cool.

Nutrition

240 Calories
12g Total Fat
3g Protein
29g Total Carbohydrate
15g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
240
Calories from Fat
110
Total Fat
12g
18%
Saturated Fat
5g
25%
Cholesterol
35mg
12%
Sodium
120mg
5%
Total Carbohydrate
29g
10%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
15g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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