Rhubarb Popover Pie Food

STRAWBERRY RHUBARB TURNOVERS

Steps:

• In a small nonreactive saucepan, combine 1/4 cup water, strawberries, rhubarb and 3 tablespoons of the sugar and heat over medium-high heat. Let mixture simmer for 20 to 30 minutes or until thickened and fruit has broken down, like a thick jam. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature. When cool, strain off any extra liquid. (Can be prepared in advance.)
• In a small bowl, add remaining 3 tablespoons sugar and vanilla. Every so often, while preparing ingredients, stir with a small fork to combine. The sugar with absorb the vanilla.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, combine the rhubarb-strawberry compote with the cream cheese, sour cream, 1 egg, lemon zest and pistachios.
• In a small bowl, beat the remaining egg and add 1 tablespoon of water.
• Cover a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet. Working quickly with the dough, unfold the sheets. Cut each sheet into 4 equal squares. Place a scant 1/4 cup filling inside each square and wet the outer edges with egg wash. Fold the pastry over to form a triangle and seal with a fork. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with the vanilla sugar.
• Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving. Garnish top with powdered sugar and sliced strawberries.

FRESH RHUBARB PIE

Steps:

• Roll half of pastry to 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Place in a 9-inch pie plate; trim off excess pastry along edges.
• Cover with plastic wrap, and chill until ready to fill.
• Combine sugar, cornstarch and nutmeg in a heavy saucepan, stirring to blend cornstarch well.
• Stir in orange rind, juice and butter.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly.
• Stir in rhubarb.
• Spoon rhubarb mixture into prepared pastry shell.
• Roll remaining pastry to 1/4-inch thickness; cut into 1/2-inch strips.
• Arrange strips, lattice fashioned, across top of pie. Trim strips even with edges; fold edges under and flute. Bake at 425°F or 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350°F and bake an additional 30 minutes or until crust is brown.
• ENJOY!

RHUBARB POPOVER PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. In another bowl, whisk eggs and milk., Place butter in an 9-in. pie plate; heat in a 425° oven for 3-5 minutes or until butter is melted. Meanwhile, stir egg mixture into dry ingredients just until moistened., Carefully swirl the butter in the pan to coat the sides and bottom of pan; add batter. Bake at 425° for 16-20 minutes or until puffed and golden brown., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute rhubarb and pineapple in butter until rhubarb is tender. Stir in brown sugar; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Pour into the center of puffed pancake; cut into six wedges. Serve immediately with whipped cream if desired.

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.

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:

• Stir the flour and salt together. Cut in the lard with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the shortening is in pea size pieces.
• In a liquid measuring cup, combine the egg and vinegar. Add enough cold water to make one cup.
• Stir the liquid ¼ cup of the liquid into the flour mixture, adding just enough to make the dough cling together. You might not use all of the water.
• Mix with a wooden spoon until mixed thoroughly, then gather the dough into a ball. Cover and refrigerate for one hour, you can chill overnight, covered, providing you leave it at room temp for 15 mins before rolling.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll into a circle and place in a 9-inch pie plate. Crimp edges and chill until ready to fill.
• Toss the rhubarb & strawberry filling together. Fill the chilled pie shell with the rhubarb & strawberry filling. Place your pie crust on top, either a whole piece or lattice. Make sure there are pie vents cut into the top if you use the whole piece. Crimp the edges together. Preheat the oven to 400 °F.
• Bake the pie on a tray at 400°F for 20 minutes, then reduce heat to 350°F and bake for about 40 minutes more until the filling is bubbling.
• If the crust edge is browning too quickly, cover edges with a thin strip of tin foil. Brush the top of the pie crust with a beaten egg yolk 10 minutes before you are ready to remove it from the oven.
• Allow the pie to cool for 10-15 minutes.
• Serve with vanilla ice cream. Makes 8-10 servings.

RHUBARB TART

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt and powdered sugar in processor. Add butter and cut in using on/off turns until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add egg yolks and process briefly to blend. Add enough water by tablespoonfuls until mixture forms moist clumps. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 12-inch diameter round. Transfer to 9inch diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Trim crust overhang to 1/4-inch. Fold overhang in, creating double thick sides. Freeze crust 15 minutes. Line crust with foil. Fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake until sides are set, about 20 minutes. Remove foil and beans. Bake crust until golden brown, piercing with fork if bubbles form, about 15 minutes. Transfer pan to rack. Brush crust with jam. Cool completely. Combine sugar, water, brandy, lemon juice, cinnamon and nutmeg in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Stir until sugar dissolves. Bring to boil. Add rhubarb and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium low. Cover pan and simmer until rhubarb begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat. Let stand covered until rhubarb is tender, about 15 minutes. Uncover and cool completely. Using slotted spoon, remove rhubarb from cooking liquid and arrange decoratively in crust. Boil cooking liquid until reduced to glaze consistency. Brush glaze over rhubarb.;