Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus additional flour as needed, up to 1/4 cup
- 12 cup cake flour (recommended -- Soft As Silk)
- 3 teaspoons sifted powdered sugar
- 12 cup butter flavor shortening (recommended -- Crisco)
- 14 cup salted butter
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vinegar
- 14 cup ice cold water
- 2 12 cups chopped red rhubarb, fresh
- 2 12 cups de-stemmed washed and cut strawberries (in larger pieces)
- 1 12 cups sugar (1 1/4 cups for high altitude)
- 4 tablespoons minute tapioca
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 12 teaspoon lemon zest
- 12 teaspoon lemon juice
- 12 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons butter, cubed small
- 1 egg white beaten with 1 teaspoon water
- granulated sugar
- Prepare crust: Using 2 pastry blenders, blend the flours, sugar, shortening, butter and salt.
- Whisk the egg, vinegar and water in a 2-cup measure and pour over the dry ingredients incorporating all the liquid without overworking the dough.
- Dust additional flour over the ball of dough and chill if possible.
- Divide the dough in two.
- Roll out 1 piece of dough to make a bottom crust.
- Place into a pie dish.
- Put dish in refrigerator to chill.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Prepare Filling: Mix the rhubarb, strawberries, sugar, tapioca, flour, zest and juice of lemon, 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.
- Brush edges of pie crust with egg white wash.
- Roll out the other piece of dough and place over filling.
- Crimp to seal edges.
- Brush with egg white wash and garnish with granulated sugar.
- Bake at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes.
- Decrease temperature to 375 degrees F and bake for an additional 45 to 50 minutes, or until the filling starts bubbling.
- Higher altitude will take 450 degrees F and 400 degrees F respectively.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/strawberry-rhubarb-pie-480608 (may not work)