grandma johnson's apple slices
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My Grandma, Ethel Johnson, used to make these often. A pan of them never lasts long at my house! The recipe originally came from a Scandinavian cookbook.
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yield
12 serving(s)
prep time
30 Min
cook time
40 Min
Ingredients For grandma johnson's apple slices
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2 call-purpose flour
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1/2 tspsalt
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3/4 cshortening, butter flavor
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1 Tbsplemon juice
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2egg yolks
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4 Tbspcold water
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3 lbtart baking apples -- peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
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1 csugar
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2 Tbspall-purpose flour
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1 tspcinnamon
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1/4 tspsalt
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4 Tbspbutter, sliced into pats
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1 cpowdered sugar
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2 Tbspheavy cream
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1 tsppure vanilla extract
How To Make grandma johnson's apple slices
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1Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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2Mix egg yolks and lemon juice with cold water. Mix 2 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, shortening, and egg yolk mixture like pie crust. Press 1/2 of crust dough in the bottom of a 13"x9"x2" baking pan. Roll out remaining dough for top crust and set aside.
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3Combine apples, sugar, 1 tbsp. flour, cinnamon, and 1/4 tsp. salt; spread evenly over crust in pan. Dot with butter pats. Cover with remaining crust dough and seal edges.
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4Bake at 350 degrees for 30 - 40 minutes. Let cool. Then combine frosting ingredients and spread or drizzle over top.
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