Another great combination of flavors is the Blueberry Peach Pie!
This one surprised me, frankly. I did not anticipate that mixing these two fruits would result in a pie which is so delicious. The sweet and tangy flavors of the two fruits work together to make a sensational pie filling.
As well, the fruits are beautiful together! I like to make this pie with a lattice crust or a scattering of good sized pastry cut-outs to reveal the lovely colors of the inside.
Rhubarb Pie made with homegrown rhubarb. Sweet, tangy, unmistakably bold flavor that shouts “Spring!”
I really enjoy baking pies made with the rhubarb we grow in our organic urban garden. Last year, I made my traditional Rhubarb Pie, as well as a Rhubarb Custard Pie, Blueberry Rhubarb Pie and Strawberry Rhubarb Pie. This year? Well, we’ll see how far the rhubarb supply goes!
A pie made with rhubarb and sweetened just right is lovely and satisfying. Here’s the extremely simple recipe that transforms rhubarb into a fantastic Rhubarb Pie.
Rhubarb Pie Recipe
Ingredients:
4 cups of chopped rhubarb
3/4 cup sugar
3 Tablespoons corn starch
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Method:
Mix ingredients well in a large bowl.
Fill a pastry shell, then fit top crust.
Seal and pinch around the edge to form crust.
Bake at 400F for about 50-60 minutes.
Enjoy!
This has been a cold, wet, rainy spring in Michigan. We have had several frost or near frosts unexpectedly late in the season. The weather has slowed down the growing season too; I’ve heard estimates of spring being one to three weeks behind. I don’t know if those dates scientifically accurate in any way, but it sure feels about right. We have been wearing sweaters more this May than in the previous Mays that come to mind.
But now finally it’s time for rhubarb.
Rhubarb is an extra special plant that grows well in our climate. It’s big and weird, not quite a fruit, not quite a vegetable, but the green to red stalks are edible and delicious nonetheless. It’s also known as “pie plant”, which seems the nicest name of all.
Rhubarb is also the only “crop” that we grow enough of in our urban garden to offer pies for customers. The demand nearly outweighed the supply last year, so I am prepared to purchase locally grown rhubarb to supplement what I can pick and meet the demand for pies. I’m predicting that ingredients for about a dozen pies will come from our gardens, and that’s very exciting.
Townies are a delightful treat! A chocolately chewy brownie fills a tart shell resulting in a single serving treat fit for a queen or king!
I’ll post the recipe very soon.
Meanwhile, I’ll be baking Townies this week!
