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Rhubarb pie

Name: Rhubarb pie
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: ready-rolled shortcrust pastry (plain or sweet) 2 sheets, plain or sweet; milk for brushing; rhubarb 4-5 stalks, trimmed and chopped; golden caster sugar 3 tbsp; orange zest of 1

45 minutes
serves 4
Easy

This classic pie makes a perfect comforting dessert. The orange zest adds a nice freshness and lifts the flavour. Forced rhubarb is available from January to March

Published: December 19, 2014 at 2:30 pm

Ingredients

ready-rolled shortcrust pastry (plain or sweet) 2 sheets, plain or sweet
milk for brushing
rhubarb 4-5 stalks, trimmed and chopped
golden caster sugar 3 tbsp
orange zest of 1

Method

Step 1

Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6.
Step 2

Cook the rhubarb in a pan with the sugar and the orange zest until just tender.
Step 3

Line a large ovenproof plate with 1 sheet of pastry. Fill with the rhubarb mixture. Cover with the other pastry sheet and trim the excess. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the pastry is browned and crisp.