Sweet and Sour Cherry Slab Pie

Make the Pie Dough:

Combine the flour, salt, and sugar in a large bowl.

Using your fingertips, quickly rub the butter and flour together. When the butter looks like the size of chickpeas, add the ice water a tablespoon at a time, until the dough comes together.

Drop the dough (it will be a shaggy mess with many large chunks of butter coated in flour) onto a lightly floured work surface.

Using the palm of your hand, smear the butter and flour from one end of the pile of dough to the opposite end. Repeat this step until a structured dough forms (you shouldn’t have chunks of butter showing, and it should not be a shaggy mess).

Divide the dough, and form each piece of dough into two squares, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 15 – 20 minutes, while you make the filling (procedure follows).

Make the Pie:

Preheat oven to 375ºF. If using frozen cherries, defrost and drain. In a large bowl, combine cherries, sugar, salt, cornstarch, and lemon juice. Stir to combine; set aside.

On a lightly floured surface, roll out the larger piece of dough into (about) 1/8-inch thick rectangle big enough to fit the pan (allowing some to hang over the sides of the pan) . Transfer to an 18-by-13-by-1-inch rimmed baking sheet, (pastry will hang over sides of pan). Pour cherry mixture (leaving any liquids in the bowl) into lined baking sheet; set aside.

On a lightly floured surface, roll out remaining piece of dough into (about) 1/8-inch rectangle. Drape over filling. Bring bottom pastry up and over top pastry. Pinch edges to seal. Using a fork, prick top crust all over. Brush with heavy cream.

Bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbling, 40 to 55 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack until just warm to the touch, about 45 minutes.

In a medium bowl, stir together confectioners’ sugar and milk until desired glaze consistency is achieved. Use a spoon to drizzle over top. Serve warm or room temperature with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and with a sprinkle of powdered sugar on top.