Recipe: Apple Harvest Squares with Coconut Topping

APPLE HARVEST SQUARES

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar, divided use
1/2 cup butter or margarine
4 cups sliced peeled apples
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup chopped nuts
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut

In a bowl, combine flour, salt and 1/3 cup sugar. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles fine crumbs; press into the bottom of a greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Arrange the apple slices on top of crumbs; sprinkle with lemon juice.

Combine 1/3 cup sugar with cinnamon; sprinkle over apples.

Bake at 375 degrees F for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine remaining 1/3 cup sugar with the rest of the ingredients. Spoon over baked apples; bake for another 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cut into squares while still warm.

Makes about 20 servings
Source: Maxine Heaney, Providence, Rhode Island in Taste of Home magazine