Fresh Rhubarb Pie

It’s rhubarb season here! My dad is the only one in my immediate family that likes rhubarb, so he lucked out and got an entire pie to himself. He’s been making out quite well in receiving all the baked goods lately. My dad has a pretty large patch of rhubarb growing in his garden, so I guess that’s his trick to getting my mom and me to bake for him… sneaky, isn’t he?

He requested a pie with the stack of rhubarb he handed me. My mom helped me find a recipe in one of her older Better Homes and Gardens cookbooks that she said had been tried and true.

The recipe was pretty simple and followed the same steps for a basic apple pie recipe – dice the fruit (Rhubarb isn’t a fruit is it? Is it a vegetable? Does it fall into that “other” category?), add sugar and butter, and bake in a pie shell.


I do think rhubarb is really pretty though. It has a cross of colors from bright green to a really pretty reddish pink.

Dad said he really liked the pie and in just a few days had actually eaten the entire thing and two other little tartlets I made. I only wish I had that kind of metabolism!

Fresh Rhubarb Pie
from Better Homes and Gardens All-Time Favorite Pies

serves 8

1 1/4 cups sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
dash salt
4 cups rhubarb cut into 1-inch pieces
double pastry crust
2 tablespoons butter

In mixing bowl combine sugar, flour, and salt. Stir in rhubarb pieces; toss gently to coat fruit. Let fruit mixture stand for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare and roll out pastry. Line a 9-inch pie plate with half of the pastry. Trim pastry to edge of pie plate. Turn rhubarb mixture into pastry-lined pie plate. Dot with butter. Cover with top lattice crust (cut slits to allow steam to escape if using whole crust to cover). Seal and flute edge.

To prevent overbrowning, cover edge of pie with foil. Place pie on cookie sheet to catch any drippings. Bake pie in 375 degree oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake for about 25 minutes more or till golden.

Nutritional Information (courtesy of CalorieCount.com)

Calories 379
Calories from Fat 137
Total Fat 15.2g
Saturated Fat 4.9g
Total Carbohydrates 58.1g
Dietary Fiber 2.0g
Protein 3.8g