Give this Strawberry Rhubarb Pie a try… you’ll absolutely LOVE it! It is the perfect summer recipe! At this time of year, strawberries and rhubarb are fresh and readily available. There is nothing like a homemade pie baked with fresh fruit.
Directions:
Yield: One 10″ pie
- Spray pie plate with cooking spray or lightly grease with shortening & set aside.
- Mix Fruit together in a medium bowl and set aside.
- Mix Flour and Sugar together in a small bowl and set aside.
- Preheat Oven to 350°F.
- Roll out 1st pie crust on surface dusted with flour.
- Line Pie plate with rolled out pastry, taking care not to stretch the pastry.
- Sprinkle 1/3 of flour and sugar mixture over the bottom of the pie shell.
- Spoon in 1/2 of the fruit mixture.
- Sprinkle 1/3 of the flour and sugar mixture over the fruit in the pie plate.
- Spoon in remaining fruit.
- Sprinkle with the remaining flour and sugar mixture.
- Dot with butter.
- Roll out top Crust and make slits in the center to vent the pie.
- Brush the edges of the bottom crust with water to stick the two crusts together.
- Apply top pie crust.
- Press a fork around the edges to seal and cut excess pastry off with sharp knife.
- Bake on center rack of preheated 350°F oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minutes or until filling is tender and bubbly and crust is golden brown.
ENJOY!!!!
Ingredients:
- 1 large Pie Shell, double crusted (recipe here)
- 1 lb of Fresh or Frozen Strawberries, sliced or whole
- 2 cups of Fresh or Frozen Rhubarb, chopped into small chunks
- 1 and 1/4 cups of Sugar
- 1/3 cup of All-purpose Flour
- 1 tbsp of Butter or Margarine
Yum! One of my favorites! I will be using frozen rhubarb and strawberries so will I need to make any adjustments for any extra juice/water I may encounter? Should I thaw or drain my fruit first? I just don’t want to end up with a soupy pie. What are your thoughts?