Libbie's Coconut Apple Strips

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups flour, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter (she had shortening here but i know she only used butter or lard)
• 3 tablespoons water
• 3 tablespoons cream
• 8 apples, peeled cored and sliced
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup sour cream (or sweet cream)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups coconut, flaked

Recipe

• 1 sift flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt together.
• 2 cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
• 3 add 3 tablespoons water and 3 tablespoons cream together until blended.
• 4 turn onto a floured board.
• 5 roll out to fit a 15x10 inch pan; i would use a 9x13 pan. this is a very old recipe and they used different pans back then.
• 6 arrange 8 apples (peeled, cored, and sliced,) on dough sprinkled with 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.
• 7 dot with 2 tablespoons butter.
• 8 bake 25 minutes at 375 degrees fahrenheit.
• 9 blend together 1 egg slightly beaten, 1/2 cup cream (sweet or sour), 1/2 cup sugar, 1/8 teaspoon salt and 2 cups coconut, flaked.
• 10 spoon this mixture over apples.
• 11 bake 20 minutes more 375 degrees fahrenheit. no temperature was given so i am guessing.