I have been craving rhubarb... rhubarb pie, rhubarb bars, rhubarb crisp... anything. I just want rhubarb! The thing is, it doesn't grow well where we currently live so it's not easily found. I haven't seen or found rhubarb in any form since we moved here a few years ago.
This morning I was looking over my photo files of An American Housewife and saw this one - Strawberry & Rhubarb Pie.
Wait... what!? I don't remember making that!? When did I post this!? And more importantly, WHERE and WHEN did I find rhubarb? And if I found frozen rhubarb at some point since moving here, why haven't I been able to find it in years? I had to click on the 'old' post to see if I happened to mention WHERE I found this elusive rhubarb because I literally would go to that store THIS MORNING if I happened to say in the post where I got it....
So I found my old post - which was from November of 2017. That made me even more curious as to where I found rhubarb as it wasn't all that long ago.
Link to the original post: Strawberry and Rhubarb Pie - 2017 post
Ahhh. Mystery solved.
I made this pie (and the post) from another state. I was staying with a family member while I helped them out with emergency childcare and I had made the pie for dessert that evening. You can buy rhubarb where they live so she had a couple packages of it in her freezer. Mystery solved.
In honor of my rhubarb pie craving.... I'm reposting this yummy strawberry and rhubarb pie.
Strawberry & Rhubarb Pie
3 c frozen rhubarb pieces
3 c frozen strawberries, whole
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 c white sugar
1/4 c cornstarch
1/4 c flour (I used this in addition to the corn starch since it was frozen fruit)
3/4 t cinnamon
1/4 t salt
1/2 t lemon juice
1/2 t vanilla
egg white
sugar
Mix all but the egg white and extra sugar into a bowl. Stir and blend well. Pour into a prepared deep dish pie crust. You can choose to prick it ahead of time and brush with a beaten egg white or not. Totally up to you. Fill the pie crust and use an additional bit of pie crust dough or a second frozen pie crust to roll out on a lightly floured surface.
Cut strips about 3/4 of an inch wide. Use these to make a lattice top on your pie OR use the 2nd crust to cover the fruit filling without bothering with a lattice. Seal the edges in your favorite way (finger seal or fork). Place the pie on a baking sheet (foil lined baking sheet if you hate scrubbing pans like I do!) Beat the egg white with about a teaspoon of water and brush it on the top and sides of your pie and then sprinkle with a bit of sugar and sprinkle with cinnamon.
Bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes, reduce heat to 350 and bake an additional 1 1/2 hours. Turn off oven and let it sit in the hot oven for another 15 minutes if you feel it needs a bit more time. Remove and cool completely before slicing.
The fruit, sugars and spices all mixed in a bowl
I pricked and brushed the bottom crust but it's totally optional
After filling the pie dish, either top with a second crust or cut strips to make a lattice crust
Trim if you have excess on the edges
Seal either with fingers or fork. I had extra dough so I laid a small rope around the entire edge and pressed it down and then sealed.
Brush the top with beaten egg white and sprinkle with additional cinnamon and sugar
