Danish Pastry Apple Bars

2 1/2 cups flour

1 cup shortening

1 egg yolk

milk

1 cup cornflakes

8 cups tart apples, peeled, cored, and sliced (about 10 apples)

1 cup granulated sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 egg white

1 cup powdered sugar

1 tsp. salt

Stir together flour and salt, cut in shortening.

In a measuring cup, beat egg yolk, add enough milk to measure 2/3 cup. Mix well.

Stir into flour mixture.

On floured surface, roll half of the dough to 17 x 12 inch rectangle. Fit into bottom and up sides of 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 inch baking pan.

Sprinkle with cornflakes, top with apple slices.

Mix granulated sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle over apples.

Roll remaining dough into a 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 inch rectangle, place over apples. Seal edges, cut slit in top.

Beat egg white until frothy, brush on top.

Bake at 375 for 50 minutes.

While warm, drizzle with mixture of powdered sugar and 3 to 4 tsp. milk.

Cool, cut into bars or squares.

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