Country Rhubarb Pie Food

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 CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, mix together sugar, flour, and nutmeg. Stir in eggs. Add rhubarb, and toss until thoroughly coated. Pour filling into pastry shell.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes.

BIG GRANDMA'S RHUBARB CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Mix the eggs and cream.
• Add sugar, salt and flour.
• Add diced rhubarb in unbaked pie crust.
• Pour egg mixture over rhubarb.
• Bake 10 minutes at 400 degrees.
• Reduce heat to 350 degrees and continue baking additional 45 minutes.
• Whip egg whites until peaks form.
• Add sugar.
• Add meringue mixture sealing pie and bake additional 5-10 minutes- until lightly browned.
• Cool and enjoy.

RHUBARB CRUMBLE PIE

Steps:

• Topping: Combine flour& sugar in a bowl; using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until mixture is in fine crumbs.
• Set aside.
• PIE: Combine sugar, flour& salt in a bowl; whisk in egg until smooth.
• Add rhubarb& toss to coat.
• Scrape into pie shell& dot with butter.
• Sprinkle topping evenly over filling.
• Bake in the bottom third of a preheated 425F oven for 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350F& continue baking until topping is golden& filling is bubbly, about 40 minutes.
• Remove from oven& cool on a rack.

GRANNY'S RHUBARB PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Combine the egg, water and vinegar; stir into flour mixture until a ball forms. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. For filling, in a large bowl, combine rhubarb, apples, pineapple, honey and lemon juice. Combine sugar and flour; add to rhubarb mixture. , On a lightly floured surface, roll 1 disk of dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust even with rim. Add filling; dot with butter. Roll out remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle. Place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edge. Cut slits in top. , Bake until crust is golden brown and the apples are tender, about 1-1/4 hours.,

COUNTRY RHUBARB CAKE

Steps:

• Make cake:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F. Butter a 10-inch glass or ceramic pie plate or a 2 1/2-quart oval gratin dish and chill.
• Toss rhubarb with brown sugar in a bowl until coated.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and 1/2 cup granulated sugar in a large bowl until combined well. Blend in butter with a pastry blender or your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Whisk together milk, whole egg, and yolk. Make a well in center of flour mixture and add milk mixture, stirring with a wooden spoon to gradually incorporate flour and form a soft, sticky dough.
• Transfer half of dough to chilled pie plate and pat out over bottom and halfway up side with well-floured hands, then spoon rhubarb and any juices onto dough. Using a tablespoon, spoon remaining dough in small mounds evenly over top. Lightly beat egg white with a few drops of water, then lightly brush cake with egg wash. Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar over top.
• Bake cake until top crust is golden and rhubarb is tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool, about 30 minutes.
• Make whiskey cream:
• Beat cream with confectioners sugar, whiskey, and vanilla in a bowl with an electric mixer until it forms stiff peaks.
• Serve cake warm or at room temperature with whiskey cream.

RHUBARB CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, lightly beat eggs; blend in milk. Combine sugar and tapioca; stir into egg mixture. Let stand for 15 minutes. Line a 9-in. pie plate with bottom pastry; trim even with edge of plate. Add the rhubarb. Pour egg mixture over rhubarb. Dot with butter. , Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie; place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slit in top. Brush pastry with cream if desired. , Bake at 425° for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°, bake 35-40 minutes longer or until lightly brown. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar if desired. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

RHUBARB AND STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, mix flour and sugar. Add strawberries and chopped rhubarb. Toss with sugar and flour and let stand for 30 minutes.
• Pour filling into pie crust. Dot top with butter, and cover with top crust. Seal edges of top and bottom crust with water.
• Apply yolk to top of pie, using a pastry brush. Sprinkle with sugar. Cut small holes in top to let steam escape.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C), for 35 to 40 minutes, or until bubbly and brown. Cool on rack.

COUNTRY RHUBARB PIE

Steps:

• Combine all filling ingredients except rhubarb and pecans in large bowl. Add rhubarb; toss until well coated.
• Spoon into prepared crust; sprinkle with pecans, if using. Set aside.
• Combine 1 cup flour and 2/3 cup sugar in medium bowl; cut in 1/2 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Sprinkle mixture over rhubarb.
• Cover edge of crust with 2-inch strip aluminum foil.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until topping is golden brown and filling bubbles around edges.
• Remove aluminum foil during last 10 minutes, if desired.

COUNTRY RHUBARB PIE (OR APPLE PIE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (gas mark 4), and grease a deep 10" pie dish.
• Sieve flour, baking soda and salt into a mixing bowl.
• Add powdered sugar and rub in butter.
• In a separate bowl, beat the egg together with the buttermilk and gradually add this to the flour until a dough is formed.
• Knead lightly on a floured surface and divide dough in half.
• Roll out one half and use it to line the pie dish.
• Mix sugar, nutmeg, and salt.
• Fill the dish with the rhubarb and sprinkle with the sugar mixture and lemon juice.
• Roll out the remaining dough to form a pastry lid.
• Brush the rim of the pastry base with water and put on the lid.
• Glaze with the whisked egg white and dust with powdered sugar.
• Make steam slits in the lid and bake for 50-60 minutes or until the crust is lightly browned and the fruit is soft.

BLUEBERRY RHUBARB COUNTRY TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 14-in. circle. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet., In a large bowl, mix sugar and flour. Add rhubarb and blueberries; toss to coat. Spoon filling over crust to within 2 in. of edge. Fold crust edge over filling, pleating as you go and leaving a 4-in. opening in the center. Brush folded crust with milk; sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake 40-45 minutes or until crust is golden and filling is bubbly. Transfer tart to a wire rack to cool.