Fresh Rhubarb Pie

Fresh Rhubarb Pie 


"Mom used to grow her own rhubarb in her backyard, and when her rhubarb was ripe, what great pies she made! I will enclose her recipe."

Ingredients 
Original recipe makes 1 9-inch pie 

  •  4 cups chopped rhubarb 
  •  1 1/3 cups white sugar 
  •  6 tablespoons all-purpose flour 
  •  1 tablespoon butter 
  •  1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie

 Directions 

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). 
  2. Combine sugar and flour. Sprinkle 1/4 of it over pastry in pie plate. Heap rhubarb over this mixture. Sprinkle with remaining sugar and flour. Dot with small pieces of butter. Cover with top crust. 
  3. Place pie on lowest rack in oven. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue baking for 40 to 45 minutes. Serve warm or cold.