Apricot Slab Pie
- 2 cups flour, divided
- 1 cup cold butter, divided
- 6 oz. (3/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed
- 4 cans (15.2 oz. each) apricot halves in heavy syrup, undrained
- 3 Tbsp. MINUTE Tapioca
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup PLANTERS Sliced Almonds
- Place 1-1/2 cups flour in large bowl.
- Cut 3/4 cup butter into small cubes.
- Add to flour with cream cheese; cut with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Shape dough into ball; cut in half.
- Flatten each half into disk; wrap tightly with plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate 1 hour.
- Place 1 disk between 2 lightly floured sheets of waxed paper; roll into 11x8-inch rectangle.
- Repeat with remaining dough, using 2 additional sheets of waxed paper.
- Place dough rectangles, with long sides together, on work surface.
- Discard top sheets of waxed paper.
- Spray 15x10x3/4-inch pan with cooking spray; invert over dough.
- Flip pan, holding pan and both pieces of dough together.
- Remove and discard waxed paper.
- Gently press dough onto bottom and up sides of pan, pinching seam together in center to seal.
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Drain apricots, reserving 1 cup syrup; place apricots in medium bowl.
- Add tapioca, extract and reserved syrup; mix lightly.
- Spoon into crust.
- Combine sugar, nuts and remaining flour in medium bowl.
- Cube remaining butter; cut into sugar mixture until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Sprinkle over apricot mixture.
- Bake 40 min.
- or until crust is lightly browned, and apricot mixture is hot and bubbly.
- Cool before cutting into bars.
flour, cold butter, philadelphia cream cheese, apricot, tapioca, almond extract, brown sugar, almonds
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/apricot-slab-pie-168163.aspx (may not work)