Have you ever made a slab pie?

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

I have a new recipe I want to try for a church dinner but not sure i if it will turn out doing a slab, I just wanted it to stretch it further. What do you think, less time baking, any other changes I need to consider?

Island pecan pie

This Island Pecan Pie recipe comes from a famous pie diner in Arkansas. It is loaded with pineapple, coconut, and pecans in a delicious creamy filling. Servings: 8

2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon corn meal
1 tablespoon flour
5 eggs
pinch of salt
1 cup pecans coarsely chopped
1 cup crushed pineapple thoroughly drained
1 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter melted
1 unbaked pie crust

Beat the sugar, corn meal, flour, eggs and salt together.
Gently stir in the pecans, pineapple and coconut (don't beat it).
Stir in the melted butter and mix well.
Pour mixture into an unbaked pie shell.
Bake at 300 degrees for approximately 50 to 60 minutes.
Remove pie from oven.
Cover the crust edge with some aluminum foil to keep it from burning. Cook 15 to 30 more minutes, or until the pie is set.
Allow pie to cool and then refrigerate until ready to serve.recipe with topping

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Chi

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

Look at this one! Great for a crowd, though I prefer homemade pie crust. I want the very middle piece. :)

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/four-flavor-sheet-pan-pie-3885733

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Marilyn Sue
8 years ago
My understanding is a slab pie is baked in a jelly roll pan, making it a thinner pie, but you can serve it to more people. The recipe does sound good. The only one I have made was an apple slab pie some years back. I saw Food Network magazine had several slab pie recipes in it recently, the one for Thanksgiving, I think.

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Anglophilia
8 years ago
If I want a pecan pie, I sure don't want all those other things in it! Pecans are very expensive nuts. I'm not messing them up.
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8 years ago
will it have a shorter cooking time?
chisue
8 years ago
I have made a 'slab pie' -- but not on purpose. I have made a lot of 'unique' or inedible things!
glenda_al
8 years ago
Here's a link to many slap pie recipes. Maybe it will help you on your cooking time, JoAnn!

slab pie recipes
Ali
8 years ago
JoAnn, that sounds yummy with the addition of pineapple and coconut. I must try it. I made a pecan slab pie and baked it at 350 for 40 min.
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
8 years ago
I've never made a slab pie but some of these recipes sound great. That caramel bourbon apple pie looks delectable.
Chi
8 years ago
I'm making a pumpkin cheesecake slab pie from Smitten Kitchen for Thanksgiving. I hope it turns out ok!

https://smittenkitchen.com/2016/11/cheesecake-marbled-pumpkin-slab-pie/
Mrs Pete
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
My understanding is a slab pie is baked in a jelly roll pan, making it a thinner pie, but you can serve it to more people.

I've never made such a pie, but it looks to me like something akin to a bar cookie or a layer cookie.

If I want a pecan pie, I sure don't want all those other things in it! Pecans are very expensive nuts. I'm not messing them up.

I agree, and I am frugal with pecans ... but those things sound like they'd mesh well with pecans. If you really, really want THE BEST pecan pie, though ... make a Butterscotch Pecan pie. Oh, my, yes!

will it have a shorter cooking time?

I'd investigate several slab pie recipes ... and also some bar cookie recipes. I think the danger is in failing to cook the middle of the slab. Check the temperature too while you're at it.
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8 years ago
I made an apple on for a women's club dessert last week (and posted about it -- Apple Slab Pie) It was good -- said it would serve 24 but that would be tiny pieces but if DID serve 18 a nice (although not huge serving). It's more like a tart than a pie because of being thinner. If you like crust, there are only so many pieces that have end crust, the middle portions don't. Would I make again, definitely, especially when I have to feed more than 6 or 8 and want to do a "pie".
A piece of the pie -- on a dessert plate (I had 18 of these servings)

The whole pie. I got six pieces along the long side and 3 across for a total of 18 pieces. There were 4 pieces in the middle that had bottom crust only.
Chi
8 years ago
That pie is beautiful, Martha! Is that a regular cookie sheet? I'm hoping I don't need to buy a different pan.
marylmi
8 years ago
Delicious pie Martha!
User
8 years ago
Chi -- it's a "jelly roll" pan -- 15 x 10 I think they are. A sheet pan is way bigger. I use this pan for my "sheet cakes" -- to use a half sheet pan I have to double my sheet cake recipes.
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8 years ago
I made the Island pecan pie in tart form. I used muffin tins. I got 18 tarts using 2 pie crusts. (make sure you do some more rolling out of the crusts) The pie is WONDREFUL! its a keeper for sure.
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8 years ago
I did take a pecan pie recipe, made it in "bar" form....added coconut to it. Murraysmom had a recipe I tried like that.
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8 years ago
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it needs the pineapple to be really good. here is a photo

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