A Closer Look at this Previously Featured Amish Recipe

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter

2 3/4 cups flour

1 tsp. salt

2/3 cup milk * (see instuctions below)

1 egg yolk, slightly beaten

7 - 8 cups apples, sliced thin

1/4 teaspoon allspice

1 egg white

1 cup powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 - 2 tablespoons water

3 tablespoons nuts, chopped fine

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Heat oven to 350^o.  Mix butter, flour and salt as for pie dough.  *Add enough milk to egg yolk to measure 2/3 cup.  Stir into flour mixture.  Divide into two equal parts.  Roll 1 part into rectangle.  Place on cookie sheet.  Mix apples, sugar, cinnamon and allspice.  Spread on dough. Roll out remaining dough and fit over top; cut vents, seal edges, and spread egg white over crust.  Bake at 350^o for 1 hour until golden brown.  Mix powdered sugar, vanilla, and water until smooth and creamy; spread over warm crust.  Sprinkle with nuts.  Cut into squares to serve.