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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 9 |
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A delightful dessert or snack. This is a bar rendition of apple pie. You can also serve with vanilla ice cream on top. Ingredients:
ingredients |
for the pastry |
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour |
1/3 cup granulated sugar |
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon |
1/3 cup low-fat cream cheese softened and cut up |
1/4 cup low-fat milk |
1 large egg yolk |
for the filling |
1can ( 20oz ) crushed pineapple unsweetened in it's own juice drained |
1 1/2 cups unsweetened applesauce |
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon |
confectioners' sugar for garnish |
Directions:
1. 1 To prepare pastry, in a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, and cinnamon. Mix well. Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut cream cheese into flour mixture until coarse crumbs form. Combine milk and egg yolk.
2. 2 Add milk mixture to dry ingredients tossing with fork until a dough forms. Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap; chill 1 hour.
3. 3 Preheat oven to 350ยบ. To prepare filling, combine pineapple, applesauce, and cinnamon.
4. 4 On a floured surface, roll 1 dough half into an 11 inch square. Fit dough into an 8 inch square baking dish; spread filling over top. Roll remaining dough into a 9 inch square. Cut into 3/4 inch wide strips. Arrange strips over filling. Trim excess dough.
5. 5 Bake until golden, about 45 minutes. Place on a wire rack and cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Now after cooled cut into 9 bars and place on a serving platter.
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