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.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
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)