There’s something about rhubarb pie and summertime, they just go hand in hand! This rhubarb pie is a must have during any summer fika or celebration, top with some vanilla ice cream and you’re good to go.
Ingredients
Pie Crust
- 2 ½ cups (6 dl) All Purpose Flour
- 2 tbsp Powdered Sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 ¼ (275 g) cups Cold Butter, Cubed
- 1/3 cup (3/4 dl) cold water
Rhubarb Filling
- 4 cups (11 dl) Rhubarb Stalks
- 1 cup (2 1/3 dl) Granulated Sugar
- 1/3 cup (3/4 dl) Brown Sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla sugar
- 1/3 cup (3/4 dl) All-Purpose Flour
Egg Wash
- 1 Egg
- 1 tbsp Water
- 2 pinches of raw sugar for sprinkling over the pie
Instructions
- In a big bowl, add cold butter, all purpose flour, powdered sugar and salt. Using your hands, two forks or a food processor/blender, cut in the butter until you have a fine crumble.
- Add cold water, one tablespoon at a time. Work with hands until dough comes together. Don’t overwork.
- Divide dough in half, and flatten into disks. Wrap separately in plastic and refrigerate at least 30 minutes or overnight.
- Remove one crust disc from the refrigerator and let sit at room temperature for 5-10 minutes.
- Roll the dough on a floured surface into about 12 inch circle. Wrap around a floured rolling pin and unroll over a 9-inch greased pie plate.
- Gently press and fit into the bottom and sides of plate.
- In a big bowl, mix together granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla sugar and all purpose flour.
- Put some of the sugar mixture on top of the bottom crust.
- Add the rhubarb stalks to the pie.
- Add the rest of the sugar mixture on top of the rhubarbs.
- Roll out the remaining dough into a round as before. Gently place onto the top of the filling in the pie.
- Trim excess dough with a knife or scissors.
- Flute edges using fingers or press with a fork.
- Score four small cuts on top of the pie.
- Mix together egg and water in a small bowl. Brush the top of the crust with the egg wash.
- Sprinkle some raw sugar on top of the pie.
- Put the pie tin on a baking sheet and bake on the bottom shelf at 350 °F/180 °C for about 35 minutes.