So, this will be my first recipe entry. I have tried making several strawberry rhubarb pies, but none seemed to be all that great until this....my dad said it was the best pie he had ever eaten. Granted, he is a tad biased, but on the other hand, he has eaten alot of pie in his lifetime...
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Filling:
2 1/2 cups chopped red rhubarb, (the original recipe calls for fresh, but I used frozen)
2 1/2 cups de-stemmed, washed and cut strawberries (in larger pieces)
1 1/2 cups sugar (1 1/4 for high altitudes)
2 TBL minute tapioca
1 TBL all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp canilla extract
3 TBL butter, cubed small
Crust: (I use my mom's recipe, this is for a single crust pie, but I usually double it)
1 cup flour
1/3 cup oil
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
3 TBL water
Directions:
Crust preparation: Mix flour, sugar and salt together. Make a well with flour mixture and then pour oil and water in the middle. Mix the oil and water. Slowly blend in the flour mixture. This crust can be either mixed in the pie pan and then patted to fit or it can be mixed in a bowl and rolled out. Hint: If you roll this crust out, put down a piece of wax paper underneath and on top of the dough, then roll out. I put the crust in the oven to bake for a couple of minutes before I put the filling in just to make sure that it gets done.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Filling preparation: Mix the rhubarb, strawberries, sugar, tapioca, flour, lemon juice, dash of cinnamon, and vanilla. Mix well in a large bowl and pour out into chilled crust. Dot the top of the filling with the butter. Roll out a second crust dough and place over filling. Collar with foil and bake at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes. Decrease tempearture to 375 degrees F and bake for an additional 45-50 minutes, or until the filling starts bubbling. Higher altitude wil take 450 degrees F and 400 degrees F respectively. Let cool before serving.
It's seriously good. I found the recipe for the filling on the Food network. Bon Appetit!
1 comment:
for the record i LOVE browsing the recipes on the food network. have you tried allrecipes.com? it's' my personal favorite. every monday i find new recipes and try them through the week.
the strawberry rhubarb pie sounds amazing, except...what's a rhubarb?
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