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Raspberry-Rhubarb Slab Pie

Raspberry-Rhubarb Slab Pie
"Slab pie" is a pastry baked in a jelly roll pan and cut in slabs like a bar cookie—or a pie bar, if you will. My grandfather was a professional baker and served pieces of slab pie to his customers back in the day. Here is my spin, featuring rhubarb and gorgeous red raspberries. —Jeanne Ambrose, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
24 ServingsPrep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 45 min. + cooling

Ingredients

  • 3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup plus 1 to 2 tablespoons 2% milk
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/3 cup cornstarch
  • 5 cups fresh or frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed and drained
  • 3 cups sliced fresh or frozen rhubarb, thawed and drained
  • VANILLA ICING:
  • 1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 5 to 6 teaspoons 2% milk

Directions

  • In a large bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in butter until crumbly.
  • Whisk 3/4 cup milk and egg yolk; gradually add to flour mixture,
  • tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Add additional milk, 1
  • tablespoon at a time, if necessary.
  • Divide dough in half so that one portion is slightly larger than the
  • other; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until
  • easy to handle.
  • Roll out larger portion of dough between two large sheets of lightly
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Raspberry-Rhubarb Slab Pie (continued)

Directions (continued)

  • floured waxed paper into an 18-in. x 13-in. rectangle. Transfer to
  • an ungreased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Press onto the
  • bottom and up the sides of pan; trim pastry to edges of pan.
  • In a large bowl, combine sugar and cornstarch. Add raspberries and
  • rhubarb; toss to coat. Spoon into pastry.
  • Roll out remaining dough; place over filling. Fold bottom pastry over
  • edge of top pastry; seal with a fork. Prick top with a fork.
  • Bake at 375° for 45-55 minutes or until golden brown. Cool
  • completely on a wire rack.
  • For icing, combine confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to
  • achieve a drizzling consistency; drizzle over pie. Cut pie into
  • squares. Yield: 2 dozen.
Nutrition Facts: 1 piece equals 247 calories, 8 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 29 mg cholesterol, 159 mg sodium, 42 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 3 g protein.
Wine: Sweet White Wine: Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.
© Taste of Home 2013