APPLE SQUARES

METHOD:

• In a saucepan on a medium heat add sweet apple wedges, ( follow recipe sweet apple wedges for this method)
• In a large bowl add graham cracker crumbs, melted butter and sugar, mix well by hand or spoon.
• You will need a 8 x 8 square pan, line with parchment paper, add graham crust mixture and pat down. In a 350º F oven bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from heat and cool.
• In a bowl add 1 ev. pack of gelatine into 1/4 cup cold water, let sit until jelled.
• After pour 1 cup of the hot apple wedge juice into the bowl with the gelatine and mix pour the apple wedges into the same bowl and fold together. Put in fridge until liquid starts to gel then pour over baked graham crust, this can take an hour or less.
• NOW! Layer the ingredients in 8 x 8 pan with room temperature graham crust, then add apple wedges filling, and top with whipped cream mixture.
• In a small bowl mix whipped cream and add powdered sugar, mix well.
• Put in fridge for couple hours or over night, cut in squares when ready to serve, or any size you wish.

TOFFEE SAUCE:

1/4 Cup, brown sugar

2 Tbsp, salted butter

1 Tbsp, cream or milk

• Microwave until butter is melted ( about 30 seconds to 1 minute ) Remove from microwave and stir with fork or whisk until all ingredients have blended into a thick sauce.
• When cake is baked, leave in same dish and pour glaze over the top of APPLE SQUARES.

BAKING TIPS: If using fresh apples peel and wedge, squeeze fresh lemon juice over to keep from going brown.

- Using parchment paper in pan helps remove the full baked apple squares from the pan to cut easier.

Method for Sweet Apple Wedges:

6 to 8 Cups, wedged APPLES, of choice

1 Cup, brown sugar

1 Tsp, cinnamon

1/8 Tsp, nutmeg

1/2 Tsp sea salt

1/2 Tsp, lemon juice

1 Cups, water, plus water to boil apples

1 Cup, apple juice

- In a saucepan half full with water, boil and then add sea salt.

- Peel and wedge 6 to 8 cups of apples of choice, put in bowl and add lemon juice and coat all wedges and let rest for a few minutes.

- Then add apple wedges to boiler with water, boil for 5 minutes drain water and let the apple wedges stay in the saucepan to keep warm until ready to use.

- In another saucepan add 1 cup water, 1 cup apple juice, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg, let boil until ready.

- Have your 3 mason jars ready to bottle, scoop all part cooked apple wedges in bottles and pour equal amount of sweet SPICY liquid in each one.

Clean around rims and place lids and caps on tight, place in your water bath for 5 to 10 minutes to seal.

PLEASE NOTE:

THIS IS NOT A PIE FILLING YET ONLY PRESERVED APPLES, ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS REMOVE APPLES FROM BOTTLE REHEAT AND ADD SOME CORN STARCH TO THICKEN LIQUID BEFORE POURING IN TO YOUR PIE CRUSTS, MORE SPICES IF NEEDED. 

PLEASE FOLLOW THE CANNING METHOD TO STERILIZE AND SEAL JARS FOR SAFTY.

APPLE SQUARES AND SWEET APPLE WEDGES, go together in the recipe.