Apple Squares

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This old-fashioned layered apple square is a cozy, comforting dessert that brings together tender apples, buttery dough, and a lightly sweet nut topping. The rich dough—made with butter, egg yolks, sour cream, and a hint of lemon—creates soft, cake-like layers that bake beautifully around the apple filling. Thinly sliced apples, cracker crumbs, sugar, lemon zest, and ground nuts come together to create a simple yet flavorful filling that balances sweetness with a bright citrus note.

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Cook Time 30

Total Time 30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Hungarian

Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients

Dough Ingredients

3 cups Flour sifted
1/2 lb Butter
3 egg Yolks beaten
1/2 cup Sugar
3 tsp Baking Powder
1 Lemon juiced
3/4 cup Sour Cream

Filling Ingredients

1/4 cup Cracker Crumbs
4 or 5 Apples
to Taste Sugar
1 Lemon Rind grated
1/2 to 2/3 cup ground nuts

Equipment

1 Baking Pan

Method

Mix butter and flour as for pie dough; add slightly beaten egg yolks and the rest of the ingredients. Roll or pat 1/2 of the dough into a greased pan. For filling, put sliced apples, cracker crumbs, and nuts on top of the dough; sprinkle with sugar and lemon rind. Put the other half of the dough on top. Brush with unbeaten egg white; sprinkle with nuts and sugar. Bake at 325 to 350 degrees until light brown.