How to Make Rubarb Pie

Nothing says summer like a piece of rhubarb pie. Rhubarb stalks are a bright magenta outside, pale green to white inside and have a piquant tang that defines the word sour until it's mixed liberally with sugar. Rhubarb is known by many as the perfect pie plant. If you have never tried it, make the effort. It will be worth it. Read on to learn more.

Things You'll Need

• Pastry for a two crust 9-inch pie
• 4 cups chopped rhubarb
• 11/3 cups sugar
• 6 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon butter

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

2. Mix flour and sugar.

3. Cover bottom crust with ¼ of the sugar mixture.

4. Heap rhubarb over this mix. Sprinkle rhubarb with remaining sugar mixture.

5. Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes, and then turn the temperature down to 350 degrees. Bake another 40-45 minutes, until the filling is bubbly.

6. Serve warm or cold.

Tips & Warnings

• Amount of sugar may vary with tartness of rhubarb.

• Discard leaves promptly. They contain a poisonous substance.

Resources

• Find more recipes at AllRecipes.com.