Apple
Harvest Squares
Bonnie
Hunter,
Pembroke, ME
BHQM E-Newsletter Issue #10
Lana Vining of Charlotte shared this recipe with me in 1975 during the sesquicentennial (150 years) celebration of the town of Charlotte, Maine. The Charlotte Cooks' Book, published that year, has the most wonderful recipes and Apple Harvest Squares is one of my favorites.
Sift together:
1 ½ cup flour
⅓ cup sugar
¾ tsp. saltCut in:
½ cup butter until particles are fine
Press into the bottom of a 9" x 13" pan. Arrange four cups pared and sliced apples over base. Sprinkle with 2 Tbsp. lemon juice.
Combine:
⅓ cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamonSprinkle over apples and bake at 375° for 20 minutes.
Combine:
1 ⅓ cups flaked coconut
⅓ cup evaporated milk
1 egg
½ cup sugar
¾ cup chopped walnuts
1 tsp. vanillaSpoon over partially-baked apples and return to 375° oven for an additional 25-30 minutes.