Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
- 9 stalks rhubarb, approximately 1 1/4 pounds
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- Pinch salt
- 1 pint strawberries
- 2 tablespoons instant tapioca
- 1 teaspoon finely grated orange rind
- 1 tablespoon bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons sweet butter
- 3 to 4 tablespoons heavy cream
- 9-inch pie shell with strips for lattice top, chilled for 15 minutes
- Wash and drain rhubarb and strawberries and dry.
- Remove leaves and trim bottom of rhubarb.
- Slice 1/4-inch thick and place in a bowl with 1/4 cup sugar and salt.
- Hull berries and slice.
- Add to rhubarb.
- Mix with fingers.
- Let stand 15 minutes.
- Drain 15 minutes.
- Place remaining sugar, tapioca and orange rind in another bowl.
- Dust bottom of chilled pie shell with bread crumbs.
- Brush fluted edge with heavy cream.
- Toss strawberry-rhubarb mixture with tapioca-sugar mixture and spoon into pie shell.
- Dot with butter.
- Brush strips of pastry with cream.
- Arrange strips on top of filling to form lattice crust.
- Cover edges of pie with foil to prevent scorching.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes.
- Remove foil.
- Bake an additional 10 to 15 minutes or until pastry is golden brown.
- Cool completely before cutting.
stalks rhubarb, sugar, salt, strawberries, tapioca, orange rind, bread crumbs, sweet butter, heavy cream, minutes
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/3415 (may not work)