Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

I've been on this site for a long time and this is the first time I had to rate a recipe. This recipe is excellent. Someone gave me a case of apples and I had to find something to do with them. This was a fantastic reciepe. My family and co-workers loved them. Thanks!!

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2009

I just tried this recipe and absolutely loved it! My husband says it is his new favorite thing I have baked. My only problem was that my dough came out a little sticky so I had to add a little extra flour to it. Otherwise...perfect!!!

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Michelle

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Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

Wow. Can't count how many times I've made this recipe. My family loves it. I use only butter, I add a 1/4 cup more brown sugar & almost double the apples, sliced very, very thin. Great Recipe. Thanks for sharing.

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Linda from Green Valley

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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2009

So yummy! The dough is superior to any other. Also, it is very simple to make. I did not use shortening, but substituted I can't believe its not butter, and the results were marvelous. It was tricky to get the dough into the pan intact; I rolled the dough out on wax paper and this allowed a fairly smooth transfer.

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anne

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Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2009

Love pie and love bars. So whats not to love here? Did use half butter and half shortening for crust to maintain flakiness and boost flavor. Also used fairly sweet winesap apples, so cut out the addition of the brown sugar. piped a simple glaze of powdered sugar and milk on top. Made glaze fairly thick and piped it onto bars while still warm and in diagonal lines. Maybe next time I'll add little pieces of butter to the filling and extra cinnamon for more flavor and instead of making glaze with milk, use a little vanilla and apple cider. I like lots of flavor. Very good!!

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Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2009

Very good crust,I have used other fruits and have drizzled frosting over the top. Thanks for the great recipe!

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Brenda

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Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2009

Anyone use butter instead of 'shortening'?

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Lisa

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Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2009

I really liked this, although I have a sweet tooth and would have liked more sugar. The crust was delicious! I'm definitely saving the crust recipe to use all the time (pies, quiches, etc). It's funny that they are called "Danish Pastry Apple Bars." All it is, in my mind, is Apple Pie, just baked in a casserole dish. It tastes exactly like apple pie. I added some golden raisins and walnuts, but I don't think they added much. I'll stick to the recipe next time. Next time, I'll do the same things, but just bake it in a pie dish.

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Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2008

Excellent!. My husband, the apple pie snob, raved about it and I'm having a hard time not having a second piece. I used only 7 apples, because that's all I had and I kept the sugar and the spices the same, but I added two tablespoons of flour so I wouldn't be so runny and a quarter teaspoon of ground ginger, I also layered the top of the apples with chopped walnuts before adding the crust. I personally didn't have any problems whatsoever with the crust, in fact, I find it easier to work with than the classic pie crust. It also looks beautiful with the egg wash. It's not really fall until you bake your first apple dessert, isn't it?.

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MAVILU

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Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2008

Would have given this ***** stars, but for the degree of difficulty rolling the crust (floured, chilled, & between wax paper) still had issues. I added the cereal to the bottom crust and upped white sugar by 1/4 c. (personal preference) Even w/ my problems my guests were WOWED! Will make in the future, but will use a large tart pan w/ removable bottom. Thanks for another good apple recipe.

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Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2008

This was a great recipe!! I made it exactly as given. The only thing I would change would be to add a little cornstarch to the apple mixture to thicken it up. I will definately be making this again.

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heather

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Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2008

Absolutely the best apple dessert ever. The crust was really easy to work with, my daughter did most of it herself. Needless to say there were many holes which were easily mended. And when baked the crust was delectable, light and delicious. Better than most pie crusts I have ever tasted. The filling was also very delicious, I would recommend not using granny smith apples, as I did. They were a little too tart. Overall, I would Highly recommend this to anyone who loves really good apple pie without the hassle. Yummy!!!

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kellie

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Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2008

This tasted much better than I thought it would. Was easy to make and not too sweet, just right! It's a keeper.

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Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2008

this recipe is perfect and easy. I had to add a little more flour to the dough, but I think it was an error I made, and not the recipe. Overall, definately a great recipe and very easy.

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Heather

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Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2008

I can't do pastry well but this is the best. It's like a pie you can cut like a cake. The crust was great and my family loved it. Hands down it's the best.

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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2008

This is an excellent recipe, however adding 1/8 teaspoon of cream of tartar to the flour with the salt improves the texture of the crust. We like more spice so I added 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg. I used splenda instead of sugar and could not tell the difference.

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2008

If the recipe is followed as directed, it will turn out good! It isn't real sweet, which is the way we like it, so if you want yours to be REALLY sweet, add more sugar.

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Renae

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Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2008

I made a few small half pies by making circles out of the dough and then folding it in half around some of the filling. Turned our beautifully and taste great! came out short on dough and with lots of extra apple filling, so I cooked it with pork chops for dinner. Turned out better than inagineable!

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Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2008

simple and good, but not that unique

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Reviewed: Jul. 4, 2008

I make these as cupcakes. Sometimes I use cherrys and blueberries in place of apples and omit cinnamon, nutmeg, etc. They come out a little sloppy but still taste great.

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