Marian Burros' Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

By Marian Burros

Updated June 25, 2024

Total Time
1 hour 15 minutes
Rating
4(86)
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Featured in: FOOD; NOW THAT SPRING IS HERE, STRAWBERRIES AND RHUBARB

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Ingredients

Yield:8 servings
  • 2crust 9-inch unbaked pie
  • Egg white
  • 2cups unpeeled, diced rhubarb stalks
  • 2cups sliced strawberries
  • 3½tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1¼ to 2cups sugar, depending on tartness of fruit
  • 1teaspoon orange rind
  • 1tablespoon butter
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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Brush pie crust with lightly beaten egg white.

  2. Step 2

    Combine all of remaining ingredients and let stand for 15 minutes.

  3. Step 3

    Place filling in unbaked pie crust. Cover with top crust. Trim crust so there is a one-quarter-inch overhang. Wet edges of lower crust and seal crusts together by pinching dough.

  4. Step 4

    Bake pie at 450 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes. After first 10 minutes, remove pie and cut vents in top crust.

  5. Step 5

    Reduce temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking pie for another 30 minutes, until golden brown and fruit is bubbling.

  6. Step 6

    Cool and serve, while still warm, if desired.

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Alison

As others have said - it’s very watery/runny. Definitely up the cornstarch. And leave out the orange peel. It overwhelms the other flavors. Won’t be making this recipe again.

DTobin

This is probably the best-tasting pie I’ve ever made. I used a double-crust recipe (2C flour, 3/4C butter, pinch of salt), and it came out great. Added 3Tbs of arrowroot starch and it still came out a bit runny, so I’d recommend either upping the starch or maybe incorporating some fruit pectin to help the filling gel a bit. Apart from that small deviation, great recipe and wonderful flavor. Everybody loved it.

Lyonhearted Mama

I used about 3 c of rhubarb total and the fruit sat overnight in 3/4c sugar. It was really watery the next day so I added 2tbsp cornstarch. It turned out great with slight tartness that my family loves.

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