Cranberry Apple Slab Pie

Puff Pastry Cranberry Apple Slab Pie

Cook's Notes: 
On a sweet autumn note- be sure to put Apple-Cranberry Slab Pie on your list to try. It was absolutely delicious with the pairing of fall flavors apples and cranberries with a maple icing. Pair the puff pastry dessert with a cup of coffee and a visit with a neighbor. Recipe adapted from Magnolia Journal 2016
Pastry Ingredients:

• 1 package puff pastry 2 sheets, thawed
• 6 cups of diced apples (I used 4 Granny Smith and 1 Honey Crisp)
• 2/3 cup dried cranberries or cherries
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1-1/2 tsp. Saigon cinnamon
• 2 TB. sugar mixed with 1/2 tsp.Saigon cinnamon

Icing

• 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar 
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 TB. pure maple syrup
• dash salt
• about 5 tsp. milk 

Directions:

• Thaw pastry sheets on a large sheet of wax paper that is lightly floured. Keep sheets covered with another piece of wax paper so they don't dry out.
• In a large bowl combine sugar, cinnamon and flour. Stir in diced apples and cranberries.
• Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 
• Lightly roll one pastry sheet to approximately a 12 x 9 rectangle and place on baking sheet.

• Spread apple mixture down the center of the pastry sheet leaving a 3/4-1 inch border. Moisten the edges with a little milk. 
• Unfold the remaining pastry sheet and roll to a 12 x 9 rectangle. Gently stretch over the bottom layer with apple mixture. Lightly press edges all around rectangle using fork tines.
• Brush top crust lightly with milk and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture. 
• Cut slits in pastry for vents.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes or until apple mixture is bubbling a bit through the vents. To prevent over browning cover pie loosely with foil if needed.

• Mix icing ingredients until smooth with a small whisk. Drizzle over slab pie that has cooled for 15 minutes that's assuming you can wait that long. Cut pastry using a serrated knife down center then cut into serving pieces. 
• Find some sun and sprinkle over a serving piece.