Rhubarb Custard Pie

9:38 AM

There is nothing that says spring like rhubarb! The rhubarb in our garden is going to town. I decided to make a pie. I didn't have any strawberries on hand and didn't feel like going to the market. So I made a Rhubarb Custard Pie using a recipe that my good friend Penny gave me. I first made a single Foolproof Pie Crust with vodka. (I think I got this recipe from Cooks Country or America's Test Kitchen, but I'm not sure which one).

Foolproof Pie Crust with Vodka- makes a single pie crust. I don't have a big enough food processor to make a double, so I make this recipe twice if I need to.

In a food processor mix together-

1 1/4 C flour

1 T sugar

1/2 t salt

Add-

6 T chilled butter cut into 1/4 inch pieces

4 T chilled vegetable shortening (Crisco)

Mix until even clumps

Then add in pulses scraping the sides

2 T chilled Vodka (now come on, who doesn't have their vodka in the freezer anyway?)

2 T ice water

Wrap and chill. Work on a pretty evenly floured surface and roll out.

Rhubarb Custard Pie

3 eggs

2 2/3 T milk

2 C sugar

4 T flour

3/4 t nutmeg

4 C chopped rhubarb

1 T butter

Beat eggs slightly. Add milk. Mix sugar, flour and nutmeg. Stir into egg mixture. Add rhubarb. Pour into a pastry lined pan and dot with butter. Cover with lattice top (I had enough dough left over from the single pie crust to make my lattice top). Bake in a 400 degree oven for 50-60 minutes until nicely browned. Serve slightly warm.

As is my habit, I just chopped the fruit and didn't measure it before I put it into the egg mixture. I know there was more than 4 cups of rhubarb and I neglected to add more flour. My custard is a bit on the runny side in the middle.

But it still tastes great.

flyingjen

6 comments

Val @ Mental ChewMay 1, 2012 at 4:39 PM
This looks so tasty! I wish my husband would eat rhubarb, we have a ton of it. Great post!
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cassieMay 2, 2012 at 9:25 AM
this looks amazing! i usually use the standard cook's illustrated recipe for pie crust, but i've been meaning to try out their vodka crust.
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Ngo Family FarmMay 3, 2012 at 8:23 PM
Oh, yummy!! Thank you for this recipe - going to try it just as soon as I get a surface cleaned up in the kitchen :)
-Jaime
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AnonymousApril 10, 2014 at 9:22 PM
Yum! I recognize the crust - it is the "Foolproof Pie Dough" from America's Test Kitchen (https://www.americastestkitchen.com/recipes/3919-foolproof-pie-dough)
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BrenDidJune 5, 2014 at 6:34 PM
I would like to order one for our visit, please! Looks delicious!
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