Cherry Vanilla Slab Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, divided
• 1 lemon, zested & juiced
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 lbs cherries, pitted & halved (about 6 cups)
• 2/3 cup icing sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk

Recipe

• 1 pulse flour, butter, shortening and salt in a food processor until crumbly. whisk 1 egg with 2 tsp lemon juice and add enough ice water to make 2/3 cup.
• 2 add to the flour mixture and pulse until dough comes together.
• 3 form into oblong disk. chill.
• 4 preheat over to 375.
• 5 on a well floured surface, roll dough into a large rectangle, about 1/8 inch thick.
• 6 trim dough into a 12x18 rectangle.
• 7 carefully transfer dough to a parchment lined baking sheet.
• 8 stir sugar with corn starch and lemon zest until combined.
• 9 sprinkle half of the mixture evenly down the length of one side of the rectangle, leaving a 1 inch border.
• 10 arrange cherries evenly over the sugar mixture.
• 11 whisk 1 tbsp lemon juice with vanilla, drizzle evenly over the cherries.
• 12 sprinkle remaining sugar evenly on top.
• 13 fold dough over to cover the filling. fold an additional 1/2 inch of dough from bottom layer over top layer along the edges; crimp with a fork to seal.
• 14 whisk remaining egg with a little water and brush all over the pastry.
• 15 slash 4 vent holes in top.
• 16 bake for 50-55 minutes or until golden brown. cool completely.
• 17 optional glaze: blend icing sugar with milk until smooth. drizzle evenly over the cooled pie.