Apple Raspberry Slab Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one piece of pate brisee to a 15-by-12-inch rectangle. Fit into a 13-by-9 1/4-inch rimmed baking sheet, pressing into corners. Trim to a 1-inch overhang all around. Chill while assembling filling.
• Using a sharp knife, split vanilla bean and scrape seeds into a large bowl along with 1/4 cup flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, apples, and lemon juice; toss to combine. Pour mixture evenly over chilled pie crust. Top with raspberries and dot with butter.
• On a lightly floured work surface, roll out remaining piece of dough to a 15-by-12-inch rectangle; drape over filling. Fold edge of bottom dough over top dough. Pinch edges to seal. Using a sharp knife, make slits in the dough to create a star shape, to allow steam to escape. Chill for 20 minutes.
• In a small bowl, whisk together egg and heavy cream. Brush top of crust with egg mixture and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Transfer to oven and bake until crust is deep brown, 65 to 75 minutes. Let cool slightly before cutting and serving.

Steps:

• Divide pastry dough into 2 portions so that 1 is slightly larger than the other; wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., In a Dutch oven, mix sugar and flour; stir in fruit, orange zest, orange juice and spices. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10-12 minutes or until apples are tender and juices are thickened, stirring occasionally. Cool slightly., Preheat oven to 375°. Roll out larger portion of dough between 2 pieces of waxed paper into a 16x12-in. rectangle. Remove top sheet of waxed paper; place a 13x9-in. baking pan upside down over crust. Lifting with waxed paper, carefully invert crust into pan. Remove waxed paper; press crust onto bottom and up sides of pan. Add filling., On a well-floured surface, roll remaining dough into a 14x10-in. rectangle; cut into 3/4-in.-wide strips. Arrange strips over filling, sealing ends to bottom crust. If desired, brush crust with additional orange juice; sprinkle with additional sugar., Bake 40-50 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Crust first: Mix shortening, butter and flour.
• Add boiling water, salt and baking powder - mix well.
• Separate into 2 equal balls; place between 2 pieces of wax paper; roll, place in freezer (keep in freezer for about 15 minutes - cold pastry makes it easier to work with.).
• MEANWHILE -- WE'LL WORK ON THE FILLING.
• Lightly mix the cinnamon, sugar, and vanilla with the apples and raspberries.
• Line your pastry pan with one dough, and heap filling into it.
• Sprinkle the 1 tbsp of flour on top - do not mix inches
• Dot the filling with the 1 1/2 tbsp of butter.
• Cover with topping crust, make slits to allow steam to escape.
• Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
• Serve hot with ice cream with your family!

Steps:

• Make the crust: In a food processor, briefly pulse together flour and salt. Add butter and pulse until mixture forms chickpea-size pieces. Add ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and pulse until mixture is just moist enough to hold together. Form dough into two balls, one about 2/3 of dough and the other the remaining 1/3 of dough. Wrap each with plastic and flatten into disks. Refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 2 days before rolling out and baking.
• Lightly flour a work surface and remove the plastic wrap from the larger dough ball. Using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll out the dough ball to a 12-by-16-inch rectangle, dusting with flour if dough sticks. (Leave smaller dough ball in the fridge.) Transfer rolled-out dough to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Carefully line the pan with dough, pressing it into bottom of pan and completely up the sides. Crimp the top edges. Chill dough in fridge until ready to fill.
• Roll out remaining dough ball to a 10-by-13-inch rectangle, dusting with flour if dough is sticking. Using a decorative cookie cutter (like apples, leaves or hearts), cut out dough shapes. Reroll scraps if necessary to use up as much dough as possible. Transfer cutouts to a small baking sheet. Return baking pan and sheet to refrigerator to chill while you prepare filling.
• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Arrange a wire rack in the lowest position in the oven. Place a large rimmed baking sheet on the floor of the oven to preheat.
• Make the filling: In a large bowl, combine apples, sugar, maple syrup, cranberries, tapioca, rum, lemon zest and juice, ginger, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Let mixture stand 10 minutes. Pour filling into bottom pie crust and dot with 2 tablespoons diced butter. Arrange dough cutouts on top of apple mixture, overlapping it slightly and making sure several cutout edges touch sides of pan. Whisk together egg and cream. Brush over crust; sprinkle with Demerara sugar.
• Move rimmed baking sheet from oven floor to lowest rack. Place pie pan on baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees. Continue baking until crust is golden brown and juices are bubbling thickly, 40 to 60 minutes longer. Loosely tent top of pie with foil if crust browns before filling is ready. Transfer pie to a wire rack to cool completely before serving.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F Place 1 pie crust in 9-inch glass pie plate as directed on box for One-Crust Filled Pie. Reserve second crust for cutouts.
• In large bowl, gently mix pears, lemon juice and almond extract. Stir in 3/4 cup sugar and the flour. Spoon about half of pear mixture into crust-lined pie plate. Top with raspberries. Spoon remaining pear mixture over raspberries.
• Unroll second pie crust on cutting board. With floured 2 1/2-inch round cutter, cut 9 rounds from second pie crust. Brush each with melted butter. Place 8 rounds, butter side up, in circle on outer edge of fruit, overlapping as necessary. Place 1 round in center. Sprinkle rounds with 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. After 15 to 20 minutes of baking, you may want to cover crust edge with strips of foil to prevent from getting too brown.
• Cool completely, about 3 hours. Serve plain or with ice cream.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x9 inch square baking dish.
• In a large bowl, mix brown sugar and 1 tablespoon flour. Add sliced apples and raspberries; toss to coat. Spoon into baking dish. In a medium bowl, mix together oats, 1/2 cup flour, cinnamon and salt. Stir in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over apple mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes, or until topping is lightly browned. Serve warm.