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Chicago-Style Bakery Apple Slices

Ingredients

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  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1½ cups cold unsalted butter (cubed)
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup ice water
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 6 to 7 cups sliced apples (peeled and cored)
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter

Instructions

  1. Whisk together flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
  2. Add cold butter and work it into the flour with a pastry cutter until you have coarse crumbs.
  3. Whisk eggs, ice water, and lemon juice in a small bowl. Pour over flour mixture and stir until dough just comes together.
  4. Split dough into two pieces (one bigger than the other). Flatten into rectangles, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate 30 minutes.
  5. Toss apple slices with both sugars, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, lemon juice, and vanilla.
  6. Heat oven to 375°F. Spray a 9×13-inch pan with cooking spray.
  7. Roll out the bigger piece of dough to fit your pan with overhang. Press into pan.
  8. Spread apple filling over bottom crust.
  9. Roll out remaining dough and place over filling. Trim edges and crimp with a fork. Cut vents in top.
  10. Bake 45 to 50 minutes until golden and bubbling.
  11. Cool completely on a wire rack.
  12. Whisk glaze ingredients until smooth. Spread over cooled slices.
  13. Let glaze set 15 minutes before cutting.

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