Dougherty Family Recipe Box

Category: Squares

  • Dutch Apple Squares

    Ingredients

    Crust

    • 3/4 cup butter
    • 1/2 cup white sugar
    • 2 cups all purpose flour
    • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • pinch salt

    Filling

    • 8 cups cored thinly sliced apples
    • 1/2 cup white sugar
    • 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

    Topping

    • 3/4 cup oatmeal
    • 3/4 cup brown sugar
    • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
    • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 1/2 cup cold butter cubed

    Method

    Crust

    1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
    2. Line a 13×9 cake pan with parchment paper.
    3. Beat sugar and butter until fluffy.
    4. In a separate bowl, mix together dry ingredients.
    5. Stir dry ingredients into butter.
    6. Evenly spread crust and press into pan.
    7. Bake until edges are golden (about 15 minutes).

    Filling

    1. Stir together all ingredients.
    2. Spread over warm crust.

    Topping

    1. Mix together all ingredients except butter.
    2. Cut butter into dry mixture.
    3. Sprinkle topping over the filling and gently press in.

    Squares

    1. Return to oven and bake until apples are soft and topping is browned (about 45 minutes).
    2. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.
    3. Lift out of pan onto cutting board and cut into squares.

    Source

  • Frozen Raspberry Squares

    Make a day or two ahead.

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup all purpose flour
    • 1/4 cup brown sugar
    • 1/2 cup butter melted
    • 2 egg whites
    • 1/2 cup white sugar
    • 1 1/4 cups heavy whipping cream
    • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
    • 2 cups frozen raspberries

    Method

    1. Preheat oven to 325′.
    2. Combine flour, sugar, and butter, spread out on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
    3. Bake until golden brown.
    4. Allow to cool.
    5. Press 2/3 of the baked stuff into the bottom of an 8 inch square pan to form the bottom crust.
    6. Beat egg whites and white sugar until stiff peaks form.
    7. In a separate bowl, beat whipping cream until stiff peaks form.
    8. Fold egg whites, whipped cream, lemon juice, and raspberries together.
    9. Pour raspberry mixture onto the crust.
    10. Sprinkle remaining baked stuff on top of the raspberry mixture.
    11. Freeze.
    12. Cut frozen dessert into squares and serve.

    Source

    Barkley family recipe.