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Cherry Slab Pie

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Course: Dessert

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup finely ground almonds 2 oz
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, (one stick)
  • 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 cups Cherry Vanilla Pie filling (Recipe under cherry preservation)
  • 1 egg white
  • 2 tbsp sugar

Instructions

  • 1.    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    2.    In a small bowl combine flour, ground almonds, cinnamon, bakingpowder and salt; set aside
    3.    Cream butter and brown sugar until creamy.
    4.    Beat in egg.
    5.    Gradually add flour mixture, beating on low speed just untilmixture comes together to form a dough.
    6.    Divide the dough in half.
    7.    Place each half in a plastic bag and flatten into a circle.
    8.    Chill for at least an hour.
    9.    Grease the baking pan well with butter or a nonstick bakingspray.
    10.  Remove both pieces of dough from the refrigerator.
    11.  Roll one piece of dough out onto a floured surface into arectangle that will fit into the bottom of the baking pan.
    12.  Press the dough to the edges of the pan with your fingertips.
    13.  Spread the Cherry Vanilla Pie Filling over the crust to ¼ inchfrom the edge.
    14.  Roll out the remaining piece of dough into another rectangleabout the same size as the pan.
    15.  Cut strips of dough and lay over the Cherry Vanilla Pie Fillingto form a crust.
    16.  Beat one egg white with 2 tablespoons water and brush overcrust.
    17.  Sprinkle slivered almonds over the crust.
    18.  Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of sugar over crust.
    19.  Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30-45 minutes or untilthe crust is golden and the filling is bubbling.
    20.  Cool before serving.
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