Apple Custard Squares

Base:

1 c. flour

1 stick oleo, melted

1/2 c. brown sugar

1/2 c. pecans

Filling:

3/4 c. sugar

1/4 c. flour

1/4 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. cinnamon

2 eggs, beaten

1 tsp. vanilla

1 16-oz. sour cream

4 to 5 c. coarsely chopped and peeled apples

Combine base ingredients. Bake base for 10 minutes at 400, stirring twice. Remove from oven and reserve 1/2 cup. Put other half in a 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Put all filling ingredients together and stir. Pour this mixture over base in baking dish. Bake at 400 for 10 minutes, then sprinkle with reserved crumbs and reduce heat to 350. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes more, until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Recipe makes 20 squares.

Mrs. Van (Connie) Wulliman

Our Swiss Pantry II

First Mennonite Church (Berne, IN)

1987