Strawberry Blueberry Rhubarb Pie
Equipment
- 9-inch Pyrex pie pan
- Pizza stone (optional)
Ingredients
- 1 recipe Pie Crust for Two-Crust Pie
- 1 pound rhubarb (approx. 3 cups)
- ⅔ pint strawberries
- ⅔ pint blueberries
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons King Arthur unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 egg, separated
- 1 tablespoon cream, ½ & ½, or milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° F.
- If using pizza stone, place in oven on middle or lower rack.
Prepare bottom crust
- Mix together egg white and ½ teaspoon water.
- On pastry cloth, roll larger piece of dough until approx. 12 inches in diameter.
- Place rolled dough in pie pan.
- Brush dough in pan with egg white and water mixture.
- Place dough in refrigerator.
Prepare filling
- Wash rhubarb, cut off ends, and cut in slices approx. 1½ inch thick. There should be approx. 3 ¾ cups.
- Wash, dry, and hull strawberries. Cut into slices approx. ¼ inch thick.
- Wash blueberries, removing blueberries in poor condition.
- Place sugar and flour in large mixing bowl. Mix.
- Add rhubarb, strawberries, and blueberries and toss to mix.
Prepare top crust
- On pastry cloth, roll smaller piece of dough until approx. 10 ½ inches in diameter.
Fill pie and put on lattice
- Fill bottom shell with strawberry-blueberry-rhubarb mix.
- For crust similar to one shown in photo, cut out pieces of crust in shapes of strawberries and blueberries.
- Place cut-out pieces on top of filling. Overlap pieces sligthly.
- For lattice crust, follow Making Lattice Crusts instructions.
Apply wash
- Mix together egg yolk and 1 tablespoon cream, ½ & ½, or milk.
- Brush mixture over all lattice strips.
Bake pie
- Place pie on 12-inch pizza pan or similar, to catch drips.
- Place pie and pan in oven, on pizza stone.
- After approx. ½ hour, cover loosely with aluminum foil to prevent crust from burning.
- Bake for approx. 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes, until juices inside are thick.
- Cool on rack at least 1 hour before cutting.
Notes
Pie adapted from Lindsey Shere’s Chez Panisse Desserts.