Apple Red-Hot Slab Pie

Name: Apple Red-Hot Slab Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 24 servings.
Ingredients: 5 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 cups cold butter, cubed; 1 to 1-1/4 cups ice water; FILLING:; 2/3 cup sugar; 2/3 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 6 cups thinly sliced peeled Granny Smith apples (about 6 medium); 6 cups thinly sliced peeled Gala or Jonathan apples (about 6 medium); 1 cup Red Hots; 1/4 cup cold butter; Vanilla ice cream, optional

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 45 min. + chilling Bake: 50 min. YIELD: 24 servings.

This dessert is my family’s favorite because it brings back so many fond memories. Red Hots give the filling a pretty color that makes this pie an instant hit at parties. —Linda Morten, Somerville, Texas

Ingredients

5 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 cups cold butter, cubed
1 to 1-1/4 cups ice water
FILLING:
2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 cups thinly sliced peeled Granny Smith apples (about 6 medium)
6 cups thinly sliced peeled Gala or Jonathan apples (about 6 medium)
1 cup Red Hots
1/4 cup cold butter
Vanilla ice cream, optional

Directions

1. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Gradually add ice water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Divide dough into 2 portions so that 1 portion is slightly larger than the other. Shape each into a rectangle; cover and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight.
2. Preheat oven to 375°. For filling, in a large bowl, mix sugar, flour and salt. Add apples and Red Hots; toss to coat.
3. On a lightly floured surface, roll out larger portion of dough into an 18x13-in. rectangle. Transfer to an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of pan. Add filling; dot with butter.
4. Roll out remaining dough; place over filling. Fold bottom crust over edge of top crust; seal and flute or press with a fork to seal. Prick top with a fork.
5. Bake 50-55 minutes or until golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack. Serve warm. If desired, top with ice cream.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece (calculated without ice cream): 349 calories, 18g fat (11g saturated fat), 46mg cholesterol, 383mg sodium, 45g carbohydrate (19g sugars, 2g fiber), 3g protein.