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Strawberry rhubarb pie

An easy peasy strawberry rhubarb pie from scratch. Plus, this crust can be used for many other sweet or savory pies, and even quiche.
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 slices

Ingredients
  

Pie Crust

  • 2.25 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 14 Tbls butter (one and half sticks plus two tbl)
  • 1 tsp vinegar this improves crust flakiness
  • 1 yolk egg separate the egg and use only the yolk
  • .5 scant cup ice-cold water

Strawberry rhubarb filling

  • 2.5 lbs rhubarb cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 quart strawberries remove stems and slice into quarters
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup tapioca
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 4 Tbls butter these are sliced pats put on top of filling

Instructions
 

Crust

  • Crust: pulse the flour and salt together twice in a food processor.
    butter and flour in food processor
  • Add the butter in one-inch chunks and pulse 4-6 times.
  • Beat together egg yolk and vinegar with a fork in a one cup measure and add ice-cold water to fill to one-half cup.
  • Drizzle on top of flour and butter while pulsing 24-30 times.
  • Divide the dough into two parts, pat into circular flat disks and wrap tightly in food wrap, chill for one hour in the fridge before rolling out 1/8 thick.
  • Place first layer of crust in a lightly greased pie pan.

Filling

  • Filling: combine chopped rhubarb and sliced strawberries, sugar, tapioca, and vanilla in a large bowl and mix together so fruit is coated in sugar and tapioca.
  • Let sit for an hour before spooning fruit into the prepared pie shell.
  • Top with pats of butter, the second crust, brush with water and sprinkle with a tablespoon of sugar.
  • Bake in a pre-heated oven at 425 degrees for 20 minutes, then turn oven down to 350 degrees and continue to bake 40-50 minutes until crust is golden and filling is bubbling.
  • Let cool for an hour (or two!) before slicing.

Notes

How do you make your pie crust? Let us know in the comments below!