Apple Squares with Lemon Glaze

Name: Apple Squares with Lemon Glaze
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 9-in x 13-in pan
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 150 grams unsalted butter, at room temperature (24 degrees C); 100 grams confectioners sugar; Zest of 1 lemon; 2 eggs, beaten; 50 cm3 milk; 400 grams all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; Dash kosher salt; 1 (1.5 kilograms) Granny Smith (green) apples, approx 8 units; 80 grams raisins; 100 grams confectioners sugar; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons cognac; 50 grams unsalted butter, at room temperature; 200 grams confectioners sugar; 5 tablespoons lemon juice

Ricardo @tallcook

Manhattan, New York, United States

Argentine chef extraordinaire Osvaldo Gross published this recipe years ago on his Instagram account. I have a few of his cookbooks and can attest his recipes are very good.

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Argentine chef extraordinaire Osvaldo Gross published this recipe years ago on his Instagram account. I have a few of his cookbooks and can attest his recipes are very good.

#cookies #bars #bites

Ricardo @tallcook

Manhattan, New York, United States

Argentine chef extraordinaire Osvaldo Gross published this recipe years ago on his Instagram account. I have a few of his cookbooks and can attest his recipes are very good.

#cookies #bars #bites

Argentine chef extraordinaire Osvaldo Gross published this recipe years ago on his Instagram account. I have a few of his cookbooks and can attest his recipes are very good.

#cookies #bars #bites

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Ingredients

1 hour 30 minutes

9-in x 13-in pan

Dough
150 gramsunsalted butter, at room temperature (24 degrees C)
100 gramsconfectioners sugar
Zest of 1 lemon
2eggs, beaten
50cm3 milk
400 gramsall-purpose flour
1 teaspoonbaking powder
Dashkosher salt
Filling
1 (1.5 kilograms)Granny Smith (green) apples, approx 8 units
80 gramsraisins
100 gramsconfectioners sugar
2 tablespoonscornstarch
1 teaspoonground cinnamon
2 teaspoonsvanilla extract
2 tablespoonscognac
50 gramsunsalted butter, at room temperature
Glaze
200 gramsconfectioners sugar
5 tablespoonslemon juice

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Steps

1 hour 30 minutes

1

For the dough, beat butter with sugar for 3 minutes. Add lemon zest.
2

Incorporate eggs and milk and mix.
3

Sift flour, baking powder and salt. Make a crown with the flour. Pour egg mixture in center.
4

Unite everything without kneading. Try not to transmit much heat from the hands. Divide in 1/3 and 2/3, wrap in plastic and let it rest in the refrigerator while preparing filling.
5

Preheat oven to 355F (180C)
6

Roll the 2/3 dough to 4 millimeters and cover bottom and sides of a buttered 28cm x 28cm (13-in x 9-in) pan. Refrigerate while making filling.
7

For the filling, coarsely grate peeled apples. Mix with rest of ingredients.
8

Distribute filling evenly on top. Cover with the 1/3 rolled dough.
9

Poke a few small holes on top layer. Bake for 30 minutes.
10

Make glaze. When cake comes out of the oven, glaze.
11

Let cool completely and cut in squares.