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sour cherry slab pie
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sour cherry slab pie

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sour cherry slab pie

Continuing my summer fascination with any and all with , not two minutes after I discovered the existence of slab pie, I was fixing to make it. Why? Because it looks like a giant , and surely you don’t think a woman in her third trimester needs a single other reason to bake something.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

881
Calories
30g
Protein
20g
Fat
146g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2
  • , divided, patted into thick rectangles, wrapped in plastic and chilled for at least an hour in the fridge
  • 6 cups sour cherries, pitted (fresh or frozen will work; if frozen, defrost and drain first)
  • 3/4 to 1 1/4 cups of sugar*
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • Pinch or two of salt
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream or one egg, beaten with a tablespoon of water
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons milk or water
  • 1 tablespoon water plus 1 tablespoon lemon juice (I did this to make the glaze more interesting)

Directions

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By smittenkitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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