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Desserts

Mock Apple Pie Bars

This is a great way to use the surplus zucchini from the garden.

Cook 40 min
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Ingredients

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  • Crust:
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups butter
  • Filling:
  • 8 cups zucchini; peeled, seeded and sliced as an apple
  • 2/3 cup lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 3/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

Steps

  1. 1

    Combine flour salt sugar and butter and mix until crumbly.

  2. 2

    Pour 1/2 of the mixture into a 10" x 15" pan and pat down.

  3. 3

    Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

  4. 4

    Cook zucchini in lemon juice until tender, add the rest of the ingredients except for the last 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.

  5. 5

    Simmer a few minutes and add 1/2 cup of the remaining crust mixture to thicken the zucchini mixture.

  6. 6

    Cool and spread on baked crust.

  7. 7

    Add remaining cinnamon to remaining crust mixture.

  8. 8

    Mix and spread over top of the filling.

  9. 9

    Bake 30 minutes more (at 350 degrees) until filling is bubbly.

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