Name: Lattice-Topped Pear Slab Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened -; 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened -; 2 tablespoons sugar -; 1/2 teaspoon salt -; 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour -; Filling: -; 3/4 cup sugar -; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour -; 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest -; 8 cups thinly sliced peeled fresh pears (about 7 medium) -; 1 cup chopped mixed candied fruit -; 1 tablespoon 2% milk -; 3 tablespoons coarse sugar -

Recipe information

Cooking:

30 min.

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Ingredients for - Lattice-Topped Pear Slab Pie

1. 1 cup butter, softened -

2. 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened -

3. 2 tablespoons sugar -

4. 1/2 teaspoon salt -

5. 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour -

6. Filling: -

7. 3/4 cup sugar -

8. 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour -

9. 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest -

10. 8 cups thinly sliced peeled fresh pears (about 7 medium) -

11. 1 cup chopped mixed candied fruit -

12. 1 tablespoon 2% milk -

13. 3 tablespoons coarse sugar -

How to cook deliciously - Lattice-Topped Pear Slab Pie

1. Stage

In a small bowl, beat butter, cream cheese, sugar and salt until blended. Gradually beat in flour. Divide dough in 2 portions so that 1 portion is slightly larger than the other. Shape each into a rectangle; wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight.

2. Stage

Preheat oven to 350°. For filling, in a large bowl, combine sugar, flour and lemon zest. Add pears and candied fruit; toss to coat.

3. Stage

On a lightly floured surface, roll out larger portion of dough into an 18x13-in. rectangle. Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of pan; add filling.

4. Stage

Roll out remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick rectangle; cut into 1/2-in.-wide strips. Arrange over filling in a lattice pattern. Trim and seal strips to edge of bottom pastry. Brush pastry with milk; sprinkle with coarse sugar.

5. Stage

Bake 40-45 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.