Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

A classic British-style strawberry rhubarb pie with a flaky homemade crust and a sweet-tart fruit filling finished with a golden lattice — perfect with cream or ice cream.

Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy
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Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Ingredients

Pie crust

  • 350 g flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp sugar (for crust)
  • 1 cup butter (cold, for crust)
  • 0.5 cup water (cold)

Filling & finishing

  • 450 g rhubarb (chopped)
  • 450 g strawberries (halved or cut)
  • 3 tbsp cornstarch
  • 150 g sugar (for filling)
  • 0.25 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter (dots)
  • 2 tbsp milk (for brushing)
  • sprinkling sugar

Directions

  • Make the crust: in a food processor combine flour,salt,and 2 tbsp sugar;add cold butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal.
  • With processor running,add about 60 ml (0.25 cup) cold water in a slow stream until dough just holds together;add more water if needed;do not overprocess.
  • Turn dough onto work surface,gather into a ball,divide in half,flatten each into a disk,wrap and refrigerate about 1 hour.
  • Roll one disk into a 30 cm (12 in) circle and line a 9 in (23 cm) pie pan;trim to 1.5 cm overhang and refrigerate.
  • Roll second disk into about 33 cm (13 in) circle and cut into ~2 cm (3/4 in) strips;chill strips on a baking sheet about 10 minutes.
  • Make filling:place strawberries and rhubarb in a large bowl;in a small bowl mix cornstarch,150 g sugar,and cinnamon.
  • Sprinkle about 2 tbsp of the sugar-cornstarch mixture over the bottom of the chilled crust;add remaining mixture to fruit and toss to combine.
  • Pour fruit into prepared crust;sprinkle with 1 tsp lemon juice and dot with 2 tbsp butter.
  • Assemble lattice:lay half the longest strips across the filling ~2.5 cm apart,fold alternating strips back and weave remaining strips perpendicular to form a lattice;trim strips leaving 2.5 cm overhang,seal and flute edges.
  • Brush lattice with 2 tbsp milk and sprinkle with a little sugar;chill while preheating oven to 205 C (400 F) with a foil-lined baking sheet on the lower rack to catch spills.
  • Bake pie on the hot baking sheet about 35 minutes;if edges brown too quickly,cover with foil and continue baking about 10 more minutes until crust is golden and filling bubbles.
  • Cool on a wire rack for several hours;serve at room temperature with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream;store refrigerated up to 3 days or freeze.