Apple Slab Pie

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup firmly brown sugar dark packed
• 2 cups butter cold cubed
• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 6 tablespoons cornstarch 
• 1 cup cranberries dried
• 1 large eggs 
• 5 cups flour all-purpose
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice 
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger 
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream 
• 1.5 cups ice-cold water 
• 3 tablespoons juice of lemon fresh
• 14 servings crust 
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 1.5 teaspoons salt 
• 3 pounds tart apples peeled sliced ( 6 large)

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven
• whisk
• wire rack
• blender
• plastic wrap
• aluminum foil
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Prepare Crust: Stir together first 4 ingredients in a large bowl.
2. Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender or fork until butter is pea-sized. Gently stir in 3/4 cup ice-cold water until blended.
3. Add remaining 3/4 cup ice-cold water, and stir until a dough forms. Shape into a ball, using your hands. (If dough feels dry, add up to 4 Tbsp. cold water, 1 Tbsp. at a time, until dough comes together. Butter should not be fully incorporated into dough; you will be able to see small butter pieces.)
4. Turn dough out onto a floured surface, and knead lightly 10 times or until dough begins to look smooth. Divide in half, and shape into two 7- x 5-inch rectangles. Wrap rectangles in plastic wrap, and chill 1 hour.
5. Prepare Filling: Melt 2 Tbsp. butter in a Dutch oven or large saucepan over medium heat.
6. Add apples; cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high, and add cranberries and next 8 ingredients. Cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes.
7. Remove from heat, and chill 20 minutes.
8. Assemble Pie: Preheat oven to 37
9. Line a 15- x 10-inch jelly-roll pan with 2 layers of aluminum foil, allowing 2 to 3 inches to extend over short sides.
10. Roll 1 dough rectangle into a 20- x 15-inch rectangle (about 1/4 inch thick) on lightly floured surface.
11. Transfer to prepared pan, allowing dough to hang over edges. Gently press dough into corners of pan. Top with apple mixture. Chill until ready to use.
12. Whisk together cream and egg.
13. Roll remaining dough into a 20- x 15-inch rectangle (about 1/4 inch thick) on lightly floured surface.
14. Place dough over apple mixture. Trim excess dough from top and the bottom crusts; crimp edges.
15. Cut slits in top for steam to escape.
16. Brush with egg mixture.
17. Bake at 375 for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes or until golden and bubbly. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Lift pie from pan, using foil sides as handles, and transfer to wire rack.
18. Serve warm or at room temperature.
19. Note: Dough may be chilled up to 3 days or frozen up to 1 month.