Classic Homemade Rhubarb Pie Food

CLASSIC RHUBARB CUSTARD PIE (WITH CRUST RECIPE)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, and sugar, if using. Whisk to blend thoroughly.
• Add the butter, working it into the flour mixture with your fingers or a pastry blender. Some pea-sized pieces of butter should remain intact.
• Stir in 4 tablespoons of ice water. Add more ice water, about 1 teaspoon at a time, until mixture begins to hold together.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and press until a smooth dough has formed. Do not overwork or the crust will be tough.
• Shape into a flattened disk. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat to 400 F. On a lightly floured work surface, or between sheets of lightly floured parchment, roll the dough into a circle about 11-inches in diameter.
• Transfer the dough to a 9-inch pie plate. Fold any excess dough over on itself and crimp the edge as desired.
• In a large bowl, toss together the rhubarb, sugar, flour, nutmeg, and salt.
• In a small bowl, whisk the eggs with milk.
• Add the egg mixture to the rhubarb mixture, stirring until blended.
• Transfer the rhubarb mixture into the prepared pie crust. Dot with butter.
• Bake until set in the center, 45 to 55 minutes. If your crust begins to brown too much, cover the edges with foil.
• Remove the pie to a rack to cool completely before slicing.
• Serve the rhubarb-custard pie with a big dollop of freshly whipped cream or ready-made whipped topping, if desired.

FRESH RHUBARB PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Combine sugar and flour. Sprinkle 1/4 of it over pastry in pie plate. Heap rhubarb over this mixture. Sprinkle with remaining sugar and flour. Dot with small pieces of butter. Cover with top crust.
• Place pie on lowest rack in oven. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue baking for 40 to 45 minutes. Serve warm or cold.

RHUBARB CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Fit the pie dough into a 9-inch pie plate, fluting the edges, and chill until set, about 15 minutes. Prick the bottom and sides with a fork, and then line the crust with aluminum foil. Fill with pie weights or dried beans and bake until the edges of the crust are just golden, 20 minutes. Remove the foil with the pie weights and continue to bake until the bottom of the crust is dry and lightly browned, another 10 to 15 minutes. Cool completely.
• Toss the rhubarb with 1/4 cup granulated sugar and the orange zest and juice until well combined. Transfer to the crust and spread to form an even layer. Place the pie on a rimmed baking sheet. Whisk the eggs with the cream, flour and remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar until smooth, and then pour over the rhubarb. Bake until the pie is lightly browned, puffed and no longer wet in the center, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Before serving, lightly dust with confectioners' sugar.

CLASSIC HOMEMADE RHUBARB PIE

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the lower third of your oven and then preheat your oven to 425°.
• Roll out the pie dough to fit a 9-inch pie plate, leaving a couple inches overhang. Keep chilled.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the chopped rhubarb with the sugar, flour and salt.
• Add the filling to the bottom prepared crust and dot with the butter.
• Drape the top crust over the filling, trim the excess dough and fold and crimp the edges.
• Brush the top of the pie crust with milk or heavy cream and sprinkle with granulated sugar. With a paring knife, make slits in the center so any steam may escape.
• Bake in your preheated oven for 25 minutes. Then reduce the temperature to 350° and bake for an additional 30 minutes more, or until the filling is bubbling and the pie crust is golden brown.*
• Allow the pie to cool completely before slicing.
• Serve with vanilla ice cream.

RHUBARB PIE

Steps:

• To make the crust: Have all of your ingredients ready and chilled. Combine the flour, salt and sugar in a food processor. Add the butter and lard. Use the food processor to work the butter and lard into the flour. Work the fats into the flour until it starts to stick together when squeezed, but you want to keep some of the fat in pea-size pieces. If it is too soft and it won't stay in pieces, place the bowl in the freezer for about 15 minutes and then try again.
• Whisk the egg, add it along with the water and vinegar to the flour/lard mixture. Stir this with your hand or a wooden spoon, but be very gentle. The goal is to keep the pea-size chunks of fat intact. It will start to look shaggy and not dry. It should hold together when you squeeze it in your hand. Gently knead the dough into a ball. Divide the dough into two pieces and create round disks. Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for at least an hour, or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F with the rack on the bottom shelf.
• In a large bowl, toss together the rhubarb, cherries, sugar, cornstarch and spices. Roll out one of the circles of dough and drape it into the pie plate. Place the filling in the pie shell. Break the butter up into several pieces and put it over the filling.
• Weave the lattice over the top. Crimp the edges. Brush the top with egg wash.
• Sprinkle generously with sugar.
• Place the pie on a baking sheet, just in case the juices bubble over.
• Bake for 30 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees F, bake until the juices are bubbling and translucent, and the fruit is very soft. This can take up to 1 1/2 hours. If the top crust starts to get too much color, tent the pie loosely with foil.
• Allow the pie to cool so the juices set enough to cut the pie.
• Enjoy with ice cream.

CLASSIC RHUBARB PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Cut rhubarb stalks into bit-size pieces.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour, butter and eggs; mix well.
• Add rhubarb and stir well.
• Turn into a prepared pie crust and top with the second crust; seal and cut slits to vent steam.
• Optional: Brush the top crust with another beaten egg (may be thinned with water) and then sprinkle regular sugar generously over the top.
• Put in 450 degree oven for 10 minutes, then turn down to 350 degrees.
• Bake 30 minutes. I generally need to add another 15-20 minutes to the baking time; the crust will be a deep golden brown.

PERFECT RHUBARB PIE

Steps:

• Wash, chop rhubarb into 1 inch chunks drain well, dry off with paper towels.
• Mix tapioca and sugar together than add to the rhubarb and blend well together line 10" pie plate with pastry.
• Put in rhubarb, this will be heaped right up.
• Dot with the butter or margarine on top of rhubarb and slit and put top crust on.
• Make sure the edges of the pie are well sealed together.
• Preheat oven to 450 and place on cookie sheet on bottom rack in oven for 15 min.
• than reduce the heat to 350 for 35 to 40 min.
• or till pie is done.
• Cool on rack, let stand till cooled out.
• This recipe has a beautiful flavour and is still juicy but but not runny.