The Laird loves loves loves Strawberry Rhubarb Pie, as does his father. To celebrate these fathers & the start of strawberry picking season, the little lady and I got our baskets together and went picking at Gro-Moore Farm Strawberry Fields. We do wish that there was a place to pick organic strawberries, but alas, there is none such place near Redwoodshire. We will have to establish a strawberry patch down the road, and then will have the pleasure of organic strawberry picking and eating. But for this year, this will have to do. We soaked our berries in a water, lemon juice & vinegar solution for 20 minutes. Though this does not take care of the pesticides on our strawberries, my hope is that it was able to cleanse them even the slightest bit. We picked a bunch of rhubarb from our garden. We have 2 fairly nice sized plants. After the 2 pies we baked today, we will have harvested enough rhubarb for 5 pies! Pretty awesome considering the price of Rhubarb. We've been enjoying a pie a week since Memorial Day. Though this is our first pie made with fresh picked strawberries. Over the years, we have tried recipe upon recipe to find a good one for Strawberry Rhubarb pie- to no avail. Our pies have always come out watery. But this year we discovered an amazing Strawberry Rhubarb Pie recipe!
INGREDIENTS:
3 1/2 cups strawberries (hulled and halved/ quartered)
3 1/2 cups rhubarb (cut into 1/2 in. pieces)
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 cup Cooking Tapioca
a few shakes of salt
Pie Crusts- I have a good recipe for pie crust, but have found that the ready-made roll out crusts are "oh-so convenient" when you have a little one pressing you for your attention. I found this one at our local grocery store- Wegmans. Seems a bit more healthy than some other brands.
Cut fruit, mix all ingredients together. Place 1 pie crust into pie dish. Fill crust with fruit mixture. Then slice 2nd crust into 1 inch strips. Alternate & weave the strips to create a lattice top. This process works really well with 2 people.
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| Some people glaze the top pie crust with egg white before baking- I don't worry about it. |
Bake @ 400 degrees F for 20 minutes. Then reduce temperature to 300 degrees F for 20-25min. Covered edges of crust with foil if turning brown too quickly. When the pie filling is bubbling, it's finished! Allow pie to cool completely before enjoying.
Pie can sit at room temperature for up to 3 days- though ours never last that long. Hope you enjoy this pie as much as we do! Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. You are truly necessary to each of our lives.
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