CHERRY PIE BARS

Cherry Pie Bars image

Invited to a retirement picnic honoring a good friend who loves cherry pie. Wanted to honor him by bringing cherry pie suitable for a picnic. Couldn't find a recipe for cherry pie bars, so put one together!

Provided by jeanolam

Categories Desserts Pies Slab Pie Recipes

Time 4h30m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

½ cup milk
1 egg, separated
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup cold butter, cut into chunks
1 ½ cups crushed corn flakes cereal
3 (21 ounce) cans cherry pie filling
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Beat 1/2 cup milk and egg yolk together in a bowl. Combine flour and salt in a separate bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture using a pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; stir into milk-egg mixture until a ball of pastry dough forms. Separate dough into 2 pieces.
Roll 1/2 of the dough on a floured work surface large enough to fit in the bottom and up the sides of a 10x15-inch jelly roll pan. Place dough on pan. Sprinkle crushed corn flakes over dough.
Drain 1/3 cup liquid from each can of cherry pie filling and reserve liquid for another use. Carefully spoon cherries over corn flakes layer.
Roll remaining dough into an 11x16-inch rectangle on a floured work surface; place on top of cherry layer. Tuck 1/2 inch of dough under the bottom crust and gently seal edges.
Beat egg white in a bowl until foamy; brush over top dough layer. Sprinkle white sugar over dough.
Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 1 hour. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely, about 3 hours.
Whisk confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons milk, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until glaze is smooth. Spoon glaze into a plastic bag and snip 1 corner. Slice bars and squeeze glaze onto each bar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 168.5 calories, Carbohydrate 28.3 g, Cholesterol 19.1 mg, Fat 5.5 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 142.1 mg, Sugar 4.7 g