Apple Strips

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups sifted flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon rind, grated
• 5 -6 tablespoons sour cream
• 4 cups apples, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch cubes
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 sift flour, salt, and 1/4 cup sugar.
• 3 cut in butter and lemon rind.
• 4 sprinkle sour cream over mixture and mix with fork until moist enough to stick together.
• 5 divide dough in half. roll out half on waxed paper to 15x10". turn over onto ungreased jelly roll pan or baking sheet. peel off waxed paper.
• 6 bake at 350 12 minutes.
• 7 prepare filling - mixed chopped apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, and lemon juice. spread over baked crust.
• 8 roll out remaining dough into 15x10" rectangle on waxed paper. turn over onto apple filling.
• 9 brush with egg and sprinkle with sugar.
• 10 bake at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
• 11 cool, cut into 3 1/2 inch squares.