Apple Slices - flour

Method

• CRUST:.
• preheat oven to 350F.
• Stir together the flour and sugar in a large bowl.
• Add the butter and cut in with a pastry cutter or two knives until the mixture is the size of small peas.
• Add the milk and egg yolk and blend and blend gently with a fork until the dough just starts to hold together.
• (if you prefer to use a food processor and pulse for about 10 seconds, or until crumbly.
• Add the milk and egg yolk and pulse until the dough just forms a ball.)
• Form the dough into two 1/2 inch thick disks and place one on a lightly floured work surface.
• Roll out the dough into an 11 by 15 inch rectangle and place it in the bottom and about 1 inch up the sides of a 9 by 13 inch pan and set aside.
• FILLING:.
• Place apples, sugar, cinnamon, cornstarch and lemon juice in a large bowl and stir until well combined.
• Spread the apple mixture evenly over the crust over the apples and press all around the edges to seal the two pieces of dough together.
• Trim any excess dough from the edges of the pan.
• Lightly beat the egg white with a fork and brush over the dough.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until the apples are tender and the crust in golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and cool completely.
• GLAZE:.
• Combine the confectioners sugar and milk in a small bowl.
• Spread the glaze over the top crust, the cut into 2-inch squares.