Apple Slices

Chicago-style bakery apple slices. Apple filling between two crusts in a sheet pan, topped with vanilla glaze and cut
into squares.

Course Apples, Dessert, Pastry

Cuisine American
Keyword apple slices recipe, apple slice squares, apple slices with glaze, Chicago bakery style

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings 24 squares
Calories 177kcal
Author Kelly ~ the hungry bluebird

Ingredients
2 cups all purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt (I use Diamond kosher salt, even for baking)
¾ cup lard (preferably non-hydrogenated, unprocessed)
½ cup water
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon lemon juice
32 ounces apple dessert filling/topping

Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons melted or softened butter
½ teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons whole milk (more to thin, if necessary)

Instructions
1. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Add lard and cut in with pastry cutter or fingertips until
the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a measuring cup, mix water, egg yolks and lemon juice together and
pour over flour mixture. Blend gently with a fork until combined; mixture will be very moist.
2. Divide dough in half. Roll or pat one half of dough directly into 9" by 13" jelly roll pan, bringing dough slightly up
the edges. I patted with my hands, you could also try a mini roller. Spread apple filling evenly over the dough.
Roll remaining dough to fit the top, either on a well floured pastry board or the back of a sheet pan and then
carefully flip it over the top. Press or pinch the edges together, don't worry if it doesn't seal completely, as long
as top is completely covering apples. Patch where necessary. Cut several slits in top dough for steam vents.
3. Bake in 400º oven for 40 minutes, until crust is nicely browned, rotating pan halfway. Remove to rack to cool.
4. Make glaze. Combine sugar, softened butter, vanilla and milk until smooth, adding more milk if necessary for
consistency. Spread glaze over top of crust with an offset spatula and let glaze set and harden. Cut into 2- or 3-
inch squares and enjoy!

Notes
 The recipe I adapted included the following directions to make the apple filling: Mix 1¼ cups sugar, 2
tablespoons cornstarch, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and ¼ teaspoon salt in a saucepan; add 1¼ cups water. Cook,
stirring frequently, for 5 minutes. Add 3 pounds peeled and pared cooking apples, cut into ¼"-thick slices;
simmer for 10 minutes.
The dough is very moist and a little hard to work with. You may wrap it in waxed paper and chill for 6 hours or
overnight, then roll out for the pan.
The recipe yields about 12 to 24 slices, depending on the size you cut them.

Nutrition
Calories: 177kcal