Apple Brazil Nut Squares

Name: Apple Brazil Nut Squares
Total time: P1H30M
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: flour; sugar; butter; eggs; lemon juice; water; egg yolks; sugar; salt; brazil nuts; raisins, seedless; apples; cinnamon; apricot preserves (jam); butter; whipped cream; almonds

Submitted by yldrnkrazy

YIELD

12 servings

PREP

45 min

COOK

45 min

READY

90 min

Ingredients

Pastry

CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR

TABLESPOONS SUGAR

CUP BUTTER
or margarine; cut up

EACH EGGS
slightly beaten

TABLESPOON LEMON JUICE
fresh

TABLESPOONS WATER
ice cold

Filling

EACH EGG YOLKS *

CUP SUGAR

⅛

TEASPOON SALT

CUP BRAZIL NUTS
or almonds, pulverized *

⅓

CUP RAISINS, SEEDLESS

CUPS APPLES
tart, shredded *

TEASPOON CINNAMON

TABLESPOONS APRICOT PRESERVES (JAM)

TABLESPOONS BUTTER
or margarine, melted

Serve with

X WHIPPED CREAM
slightly sweetened *

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 9×13” 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℉ (180℃) for 25 minutes. Drizzle with melted butter. Return to oven. Bake 15 to 20 minutes longer until top is golden. Cut into squares. Serve warm with slightly sweetened whipped cream and garnished with almonds.