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Apple pie bars

Name: Apple pie bars
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Makes 12-16
Ingredients: 250g cold butter cut into cubes; 350g plain flour; 150g light brown soft sugar plus 3 tbsp; 1 tbsp vanilla extract; 4 medium Bramley apples (around 900g), peeled, cored and cut into chunks; 1¼ tsp ground cinnamon (optional); ½ lemon juiced; 75g icing sugar

Samuel Goldsmith

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Makes 12-16

Easy

Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 35 mins

plus cooling

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Make the most of seasonal Bramley apples in British summertime and make these gorgeous apple pie bars. They're perfect served with a cuppa for elevenses

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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250g cold butter

cut into cubes
350g plain flour
150g light brown soft sugar

plus 3 tbsp
1 tbsp vanilla extract
4 medium Bramley apples

(around 900g), peeled, cored and cut into chunks
1¼ tsp ground cinnamon

(optional)
½ lemon

juiced
75g icing sugar

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Nutrition: Per serving (16)

kcal292
fat13g
saturates8g
carbs39g
sugars22g
fibre2g
protein2g
salt0.7g

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a 18 x 28cm baking tin with baking parchment. Put the butter, flour, 150g of the brown sugar and the vanilla extract into a food processor with 1 tsp salt, and blitz until the mixture comes together. Press two-thirds of the dough into the tin in an even layer, then bake for 12-15 mins until golden. Keep the remaining dough chilled while you prepare the apples.
step 2

Tip the apples into a pan with 3 tbsp of the brown sugar, 1 tsp of the cinnamon (if using) and the lemon juice. Cook over a medium heat for 15-20 mins until the apples have softened but not broken down.
step 3

Tip the apples over the pastry base, then break up the remaining dough and dot it over the top. Bake for 15-20 mins until the topping is cooked and golden. Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin.
step 4

Combine the icing sugar and remaining ¼ tsp cinnamon with enough water to create a thick icing (you need around 2 tsp). Drizzle the icing over the apple pie bars, then slice into 12-16 squares. Will keep in an airtight container for up to three days.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2023

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