Rhubarb Pie

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Does anyone make a plain rhubarb pie, with no strawberry, anymore. The last time I had one was about 10 years ago and it was made by a company in Dayton Ohio.

Also Chocolate Pecan pie, emmm gooood.

My mom makes plain ruhbarb pies, and they're awesome, but I don't think she's made one in years. I've never seen a ruhbarb pie in the south. Are you looking for a recipe?

Chocolate pecan? Oh man that sounds wonderful!

Sure I could use a recipe.

Oh, the Chocolate pecan is wonderful, my late mother-in-law would make them.

I'm a pie man, I prefer pie over cake any day and I don't see why we can't have a birthday pie instead of a birthday cake.

I've never had one... but my mother-in-law makes them, and they are supposedly really good!!!

I love rhubarb! They used to grow like crazy in our backyard in Colorado but I have never seen them here in Florida. Are they only indigenous to a dryer climate? I love their sour taste, I used to rip off a stick of rhubarb, wash it and eat it raw. It always gave me the pucker face.

http://www.rhubarbinfo.com/recipe-pie.html

There's a site for rhubarb recipes Ron, I hope you find what you're looking for.

LOL, I used to do that too at my grandmothers home when I was a kid.

Good site for Rhubarb pie, thanks.

I use to eat raw rhubarb too. The leaves are highly toxic! We had 2 of our goats get into the rhubarb patch and ate the leaves. We couldn't save the goats.

Ummmmmm, what exactly DOES a rhubarb taste like?

Wow it's really hard to describe, it's kind of like a sweet/tangy/sour celery stalk.

Yeap that about describes it.

Hmmmm... I think that I need to at least TRY a bite of one.
Don't know that I would like it... but I'm willing to try.

Just the thought of how tangy it is is making my mouth water! KJ if you like tart snacks, I think you would like it.

It will make you pucker....LOL and some people don't like it. I for the life of me don't know why they need to put in all those extra fruits. I think it is just fine on it's own.

OHhhhhh, I like to pucker up! Yeah, I think that I'm going to try some.

I love rhubarb, I make a mean apple and rhubard crumble. The rhubarb just gives it that tartness and makes it so much more interesting than plain apple crumble. Yummy.

That rhubarb pie recipes looks good, I will try some out!

This is the only thing I can make from scratch without a recipe. A fair bit of sugar, not for the diet-conscious:

Apple and Rhubard Crumble

Serves about 4 -6

Dice four apples and the same quantity of rhubarb into about 1-2 cm cubes. (depending on the size of the crumble dish you are making, you may want to par-boil the rhubarb before you put in the pie dish if it's a large dish, to ensure the rhubarb is cooked properly, if you're making for four or less people though, you don't really have to worry about it. )

Put fruit in bowl and add at least one cup of sugar, more if you have a real sweet tooth and a squeeze of lemon juice and mix well until all the fruit is covered in sugar.

Put fruit in lightly greased pie dish.

Crumble: (this is the most basic version)

two cups of plain flour, 100g butter, half a cup of sugar (or more to taste)

mash it all together with your fingers until you have sort of bread crumb looking texture, don't worry to much about consistancy, lumps make it more interesting.

pour crumble on top of fruit, chuck it all in the oven at 180 (I have no idea how to convert that to American temperature sorry) for about 40 minutes until crumble is golden brown on top and serve warm with cream or ice cream.

You may want to put a tray under the pie dish as juice from the fruit can pour over the sides of the pie dish during cooking, this helps give the crumble top the golden colour and is not a bad thing, but unless you enjoy cleaning your oven, then yeah, put a tray under it.

Variations:

You can use just about any fruit by itself or any combination of fruit you like, apple and rhubarb is interesting through becaiuse the tartness of the rhubarb contrasts really well with the apple. But any berries are good.

You can add pretty much anything you like to the crumble as well: crushed biscuits, oats, brown sugar, some melted butter will give a lumpier consistancy.

If you want a base to make it more like a pie, any sweet pie pastry will do. I use a very basic flan pastry, will have to post the recipe later though, I don't know that by heart.

You are killing us with those one-liners today aren't you Heavens?

I thought rhubarb and apple together was a common thing. I'm surprised kooka didn't know what it was...

Has everyone here heard of apple and rhubarb pies or what schmiggens introducing you to them?

I have never heard of apple and rhubarb.

This apple and rhubarb recipe has been passed from my nan to my mum to me. I can't believe people have never heard of putting them together. Apple has the sweetness and Rhubarb has a tartness, so they go really well together. You have to try it.

Definately have to, it's delicious