• Tweet

FARM APPLE aka DANISH SLAB PIE
2 1/2 cups AP flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup COLD butter, cut into cubes
1 LARGE egg, separated
2/3 cup COLD water
1 cup cornflakes
8 LARGE apples, peeled cored and sliced (10 cups) (see note)
Juice of 1 LARGE lemon
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons QUALITY cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon FRESH ground nutmeg

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Stir together flour and salt in a large bowl.
• With a pastry blender cut butter into flour until coarse crumbs.
• Beat egg white in a small bowl until frothy. Set aside.
• Beat egg yolk in another small bowl. Add water whisking to blend.
• Gradually add egg yolk mixture into the flour mixture until dough can be packed into a ball.
• Divide ball into halves.
• On a lightly floured surface roll half the dough into a 10-14 rectangle.
• Transfer dough to a shallow 9×13 baking sheet, pressing into shape.
• Sprinkle cornflakes evenly over crust.
• Toss apples with lemon juice and then drain well.
• Toss apples with sugars, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Scatter apples evenly over cornflakes.
• Roll remaining dough into a similar rectangle and lay over top of apples, tucking in the edges to seal.
• Brush top with beaten egg white.
• Bake 1 hour until golden brown and apples are tender.

GLAZE
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon WHOLE milk
1/2 teaspoon PURE vanilla or almond extract

• Whisk ingredients together until smooth.
• Brush over warm crust.
• Cool COMPLETELY in pan on wire rack before cutting into pieces.

NOTE:

• If using frozen apples, thaw and drain well. Toss with 4 tablespoons of flour before adding the cinnamon and nutmeg.
• You can easily substitute quick cooking oats for the cornflakes.
• You can heat each slice for a few seconds in the microwave and add a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream for a treat.