Our Favorite Slab Pie Picks - 3 recipes
Who says pies have to be round? A slab pie is baked in a square or rectangular baking pan, and is easier to serve to a hungry crowd. All your favorite flavors are up for grabs - apple, cherry, berry, peach - so grab a slab of pie!
Top Recipe
Strawberry-Rhubarb Slab Pie
By á-10847
Details
Servings 16
Preparation time 30
Cooking time 210
- CRUST:
- 5 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for rolling
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 2 cups (4-sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 cup ice water
- FILLING:
- 2 pounds strawberries, hulled and halved (6-cups)
- 2 pounds rhubarb, cut into 3/4-inch pieces (6-cups)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1/3 cup quick-cooking tapioca
- 1 1/2 packed teaspoons grated orange zest, plus 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 2 large egg yolks, lightly beaten with 2 teaspoons water
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup sanding sugar (optional)
Sometimes it’s good to be shallow: We love a slab pie because it serves a crowd and there’s a higher pastry to ...
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Peach Streusel Slab Pie
By bjlazyl
Summer peach slab pie doesn't cut any corners and feeds a large crowd! No dough rolling needed, recipe uses the eas...
- SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
- 2 sticks (1-cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature and cut into small pieces, plus more for greasing the baking sheet
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 pounds peaches (about 6-peaches), cut into 1/2-inch wedges
- 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, firmly packed
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sliced skin-on almonds
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- Rimmed 10-X-15-inch baking sheet
Apple Streusel Slab Pie
By á-24534
Slab pies are great for serving a larger crowd
- PIE:
- 1 package refrigerated Pillsbury Crescent Recipe Creations Seamless Dough Sheet (or HG Alternative)
- 8 cups peeled and sliced Fuji apples (about 8-medium apples)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup granulated white sugar (or Another HG Alternative)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, not packed
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- STREUSEL:
- 4 sheets (16-crackers) low-fat graham crackers, finely crushed
- 1/4 cup light whipped butter or light buttery spread (like Brummel & Brown)
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar, not packed
Cherry Slab Pie
By á-5531
If you love pies with a higher fruit filling to crust ratio then this cherry slab pie is for you
- CRUST:
- 5 cups (25-ounces) all-purpose flour (780g)
- 1/4 cup (2-ounces) granulated sugar (60g)
- 1 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 32 tablespoons (4-sticks) (1-pound, 500g)) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch (12-mm) dice
- 8 to 10 tablespoons (4 to 5-ounces) ice water (125 to 155ml)
- FILLING:
- 7 cups (2 3/4-pounds) cherries, pitted fresh or thawed (1.25kg)
- 3/4 to 1 cup (6 to 8-ounces) granulated sugar (180 to 250g)
- 3 tablespoons tapioca starch
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
- 1 teaspoons almond extract
- Pinch of salt
- 1 egg lightly beaten with 1 teaspoon water
- 1 tablespoon coarse sugar, optional
Blueberry Slab Pie
By neysa
Have a large crowd to feed? Treat yourself and your guests to this easy, delicious blueberry slab pie
- CRUST:
- 5 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling
- 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 cups (4-sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 to 1 1/2 cups ice water
- FILLING:
- 2 1/4 pounds fresh or frozen blueberries (8-cups)
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest, plus 3 tablespoons lemon juice
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