Apple Brazil Nut Squares

90 minutes Prep: 45 minutes Cook: 45 minutes

329 calories per serving view nutrition facts

12 servings suggest servings

Be the first to add a photo of this recipe!

Ingredients


Pastry
2	cups	flour, all-purpose
3	tablespoons	sugar
3/4	cup	butter	or margarine; cut up
1	each	egg	slightly beaten
1	tablespoon	lemon juice	fresh
4	tablespoons	water	ice cold

Filling
6	each	egg yolks
3/4	cup	sugar
1/8	teaspoon	salt
3/4	cup	brazil nuts	or almonds, pulverized
1/3	cup	raisins, seedless
3	cups	apples	tart, shredded
1/2	teaspoon	cinnamon
6	tablespoons	apricot preserves (jam)
6	tablespoons	butter	or margarine, melted

Serve with
1	x	whipped cream	slightly sweetened
1	x	almonds	toasted slivered

Directions

Mix flour and sugar in bowl. Cut butter into mixture until pieces are the size of peas. Blend the egg, lemon juice and 3 tbls water.

Sprinkle over the dry ingredients. Toss with fork until four is moistened. Press into a ball. Add last tbls of water if needed. Roll pastry into a 9x13" baking pan, building the edge up about 1".

In small bowl, beat egg yolks until fluffy. Add sugar and salt. Beat at high speed until thick and lemon colored. Blend in the nuts and raisins. Fold in the appples and cinnamon. Spread apricot jam over the pastry. Top with apple-nut mixture.

Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. Drizzle with melted butter.

Return to oven. Bake 15-20 minutes longer until top is golden.

Cut into squares. Serve warm with slightly sweetened whipped cream and garnished with almonds.

Add your comment

Categories this recipe belongs to

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 81g

Amount per Serving

Calories 329 49% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.0g	27%
Saturated Fat 11.0g	55%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 61mg	20%
Sodium 157mg	7%
Total Carbohydrate 41.0g	14%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g	3%
Sugars 22.0g
Protein 3.0g	6%

Vitamin A	11%		Vitamin C	3%
Calcium	2%		Iron	7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

How is this calculated?

Rate this Recipe

Not a member? You can still rate this recipe!

Review this Recipe

Note: You must be a member to submit a review. Please Sign in or Sign Up.

Back to Recipes for Chowder

Last Recipes Viewed

Recipe Bite

Christmas Bread Pudding

by Mark R. Vogel

Various pudding recipes, especially bread pudding, have been traditional Christmas dishes since the 19th century. Before discussing...

Member Review

Chicken Bolognese

This dish is sooooo yummy! It's easy to make and simply delicious! It is the first dish I cooked for my husband when we were dating, and he still asks for it today.

Reviewed by cutiepye26