Apple Strudel Bars
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 24
Serving Size: 1 piece
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Ingredients
- CRUST:
- 2/3 cup butter (margarine) ( 1 1/3 sticks)
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 egg, large
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups flour, all-purose
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- FILLING:
- 2 tablespoons flour, all-purpose
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar

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- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 8 cups tart baking apples, thinly sliced
- TOPPING:
- 1 cup flour, all-purpose
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/2 cup cold butter (margarine) (1 stick) 
 
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Directions
CRUST:
  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Lightly spray jelly roll pan with a vegetable
    spray or oil. Cream butter (margarine), cream cheese and brown sugar together in a medium sized
    bowl. Beat in egg and almond extract (or vanilla). Stir in flour and salt until blended.
  • With
    your fingers, press dough into the bottom of the pan in an even layer.
FILLING:
  • To

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make the filling, blend flour, sugar, and spices in a small bowl and toss in peeled, sliced apples.
Put the apple mixture on top of the crust. TOPPING:
  • For the topping, stir the
    flour, brown sugar, and spices in a small bowl. Cut in the butter (margarine) until the
    mixture forms coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the crumbs over the sliced apples.
  • Place the
    pan in the preheated oven and bake for about 40 minutes or until the apples are tender and the
    topping has browned. Cool in the pan.
  • These can be made a day ahead, covered well, and
    stored in a cool place. Cut just before serving to the size that best fits the crowd. Great served
    with some ice cream.

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