Purely Rhubarb Pie Food

BEST FRESH RHUBARB PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425F and position rack in the lower third of the oven.
• In a large bowl, mix together the granulated sugar, flour, cinnamon, and cloves.
• Add in the rhubarb and toss to coat. Spoon onto a 9″ pie crust lined pie plate.
• Dot with butter. Cut the second piece of pie crust into ten 1″ stripes and weave into a lattice. You can also simply place the pie crust on top and cut a few slits for ventilation. Trim, press and crimp the edges.
• Whisk the egg and water together in a small bowl. Brush over the top of the pie and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
• Place the pie on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes at 425F. Then lower the oven temperature to 375F and continue baking for another 30 minutes, or until the crust is golden and filling is bubbling. If the crust turns golden before the filling is done, loosely cover with foil to prevent from over-browning. I covered my pie during the last 10 minutes. Let cool for 1 hour before serving.

STRAIGHT-UP RHUBARB PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Make the crust: before measuring the flour, stir it to leaven with air and then measure out 2 cups. Combine the flour, salt and sugar in a large bowl and fluff with a fork. Cut the shortening into the flour with a fork or pastry blender. Stop as soon as the sheen of the butter disappears and the mixture is a bunch of coarse pieces. Sprinkle a tablespoon of water at a time over the dough, lifting and tossing it with the fork. When it begins to come together, gather the dough, press it into a ball and then pull it apart; if it crumbles in your hands, it needs more water. (It's better to err on the side of too wet than too dry.) Add a teaspoon or two more water, as needed.
• Gather the dough into two slightly unequal balls, the larger one for the bottom crust and the smaller one for the top. Flatten the larger ball, reforming any frayed edges with the sides of your hand. Dust with flour and roll the dough, starting from the center and moving toward the edges. Take a knife or thin spatula and quickly work its edge between the crust and the counter top. Lift the dough to the side; dust the dough and counter top with flour. Roll again until the diameter is an inch or 2 larger than that of the pie pan. Lay the rolling pin a third of the way from one of the edges. Roll the crust onto the pin and then unroll the crust into a 9-inch pie pan and press it into place. Place in the freezer.
• Make the filling: in a large bowl, blend the rhubarb, sugar, flour and cinnamon. Pour into the crust-lined pie pan. Dot with butter.
• Roll out the top crust. Dab the rim of the bottom crust with water to create a glue. Then place the top crust over the rhubarb; trim, seal and cut several vents. Bake for 15 minutes; reduce the temperature to 350 degrees and bake 25 to 30 minutes more, or until a bit of pink juice bubbles from the vents in the crust.

PERFECT RHUBARB PIE

Steps:

• Place rhubarb in a colander; pour boiling water over rhubarb and allow to drain. In a large bowl, mix sugar, flour and tapioca. Add drained rhubarb; toss to coat. Let stand 15 minutes. In a small bowl, whisk egg and cold water; stir into rhubarb mixture., Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, roll one half of dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim even with rim. Add filling; dot with butter. Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle. Place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edge. Cut slits in top. Bake 15 minutes., Reduce oven setting to 350°. Bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, 40-50 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack.

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.

STRAWBERRY-RHUBARB PIE

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup sugar with cornstarch; set aside.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Fit one of the pie crusts into a 9-inch pie plate.
• Set aside.
• In large bowl, toss rhubarb, strawberries, sugar-cornstarch mixture and lemon juice.
• Let stand 5 minutes.
• Pour strawberry mixture into crust-lined pie dish, leveling slightly.
• Using a knife or pizza cutter, cut remaining crust into 1-inch strips.
• Interweave into a lattice pattern.
• Crimp strip edges with bottom crust to seal.
• Brush crust with milk, then sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 50 minutes, covering edge of pie with foil if browning too quickly.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Serve slightly warm with ice cream, if desired.

STRAWBERRY-RHUBARB PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• To make crust:.
• Combine flour, sugar, and salt. With a pastry blender, cut shortening and COLD butter into dry ingredients until mixture resembles pea-sized crumbs. Pour in 1/3 cup of water and continue blending until dough comes together. If it looks dry, add the other two tablespoons of water. Divide dough into two round balls, press flat, cover with plastic wrap, and refreigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• To make filling:.
• In a bowl, mix cut rhubarb and strawberries, sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Let sit for 20 minutes so the fruits can absorb the ingredients.
• To assemble pie:.
• Remove one half of the dough from refrigerator. Roll it out to about a 10-inch circle as best you can. Use a little flour if dough is too sticky. Work the dough as little as possible. Place the circle into a 9-inch pie dish. Press to the sides and trim off any excess. Remove the other half of your dough from the fridge and repeat. Roll it out to make another circle. With a pizza or pastry cutter, cut pieces of dough 1-inch wide, you'll need 6 of them for a nice lattice top. Pour fruit mixture into prepared pie dish. Alternate strips of dough to create a lattice top. Trim off excess. Brush the top of crust with milk.
• Bake in oven on 425 for 30 minutes. Lower the temperature to 350 degrees, bake another 25-30 minutes until juices are bubbling and crust is golden brown.
• Eat and Enjoy!