Apple Strips Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Sift flour, salt, and 1/4 cup sugar.
• Cut in butter and lemon rind.
• Sprinkle sour cream over mixture and mix with fork until moist enough to stick together.
• 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.
• Bake at 350 12 minutes.
• Prepare filling - mixed chopped apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, and lemon juice. Spread over baked crust.
• Roll out remaining dough into 15x10" rectangle on waxed paper. Turn over onto apple filling.
• Brush with egg and sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
• Cool, cut into 3 1/2 inch squares.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Crust: Sift together 2 1/2 cups flour, salt, 1/4 cup sugar. Cut in butter and lemon zest. Mix in sour cream until dough is workable. Divide in half. Roll out half of dough between 2 pieces of waxed paper to 10 x15. Place on ungreased baking sheet and bake 10-12 minutes.
• 2. Filling: Mix apples, 1 T flour, 1/4 cup sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon. Spread on baked crust.
• 3. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees. Roll out other half of dough to 10 x 15. Place over filling. Brush with egg and sprinkle with additional sugar. Bake at 400 for 25-30 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. In a small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon; reserve 1 tablespoon. On a lightly floured surface, unroll pie crusts; roll and trim each to an 8-in. square. Brush with 2 tablespoons butter; sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture. Cut each square into eight 1-in. strips., Cut each apple into 8 wedges; wrap 1 strip of pastry around each wedge, placing sugared side of pastry against the apple., Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush tops with remaining butter; sprinkle with reserved sugar mixture. Bake 13-15 minutes or until pastry is golden brown. Serve warm, with caramel sauce if desired.