Apple Pie Bars (slab pie)
Servings: 15 slices
Calories: 350kcal
Ingredients
Pastry
- 375 grams 1:1 gluten free flour
- 100 g sugar or maple sugar
- 5 g baking powder
- 5 g salt
- 100 g shortening can sub lard, ghee, or butter
- 200 g cold milk can sub plant milk
Apple Filling
- 1.3 kg apples peeled, cored and sliced (approximately 6-8 apples) **see notes
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 15 g 1:1 flour
- 30 g sugar granulated, maple or light brown
- 112 g unsalted butter or plant butter cut into small pieces
Frosting
- 200 g powdered sugar
- 30 g milk or plant milk
- 50 g unsalted butter softened
- ½ tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Line a 9x13-inch pan with parchment paper hanging over the long sides - this makes it easy to remove and slice the bars. To help the parchment paper stay in place, lightly grease under the parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the gluten-free flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Cut in the shortening (or your chosen substitute) using a pastry cutter or your hands until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Slowly add the cold milk (or plant milk), stirring until the dough just comes together.
- Divide the dough in two with one piece being slightly bigger (for the bottom crust).
- Roll out the larger half of the dough between two sheets of parchment paper to fit the bottom of the 9x13-inch pan and go up the sides about ¾ of an inch.
- In a large bowl, combine the sliced apples, cinnamon, gluten-free flour, and sugar. Toss the apples to coat them evenly.
- Pour the apple mixture over the crust in the pan and spread it out evenly.
- Cut the unsalted butter into small cubes and dot the apples with the butter. I like to cut the stick in 4 lengthwise and then cut into small cubes.
- Roll out the remaining dough and place it over the apple filling. If needed, patch any gaps with extra dough.
- Lightly press the edges of the top crust to seal.
- Bake the apple pie bars for 40-50 minutes, or until the top crust is a light golden brown and the filling is bubbly/ the apples are softened.
- Remove the pan from the oven and let the bars cool for about 30 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, softened butter, and vanilla until smooth.
- Once the bars are cooled but still slightly warm, spread the frosting evenly over the top.
- Allow the frosting to set before cutting the bars into squares.
Notes
**My favorite apples for pies are those that are crisp and sweet with a slight tartness such as Cortland, Empire, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp...
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 350kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 140mg | Potassium: 170mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 334IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 1mg