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Rhubarb Custard Pie

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on May 6, 2013

Time

1¼ hours, plus 30 minutes chilling and 4 hours cooling

Yield

Serves 8

Rhubarb Custard Pie

Ingredients

2 (9-inch) pie dough rounds 1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams) sugar 2 large eggs 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt 1 pound (454 grams) rhubarb, trimmed, halved lengthwise, and chopped

Instructions

  1. On lightly floured surface, roll 1 dough round into 12-inch circle. Transfer to 9-inch pie plate, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate 30 minutes. Roll second dough into 12-inch circle and refrigerate, covered, on large plate for 30 minutes.
  2. Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 375 degrees. Whisk sugar, eggs, flour, and salt in large bowl. Stir in rhubarb. Scrape filling into prepared pie shell. Brush border of dough with water, then arrange top crust over filling. Crimp edges of pie. Cut four 1-inch slits near center of pie.
  3. Bake until juices are bubbling and crust is golden brown, about 50 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack, about 4 hours. Serve.
Rhubarb Custard Pie
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Rhubarb Custard Pie

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Time

1¼ hours, plus 30 minutes chilling and 4 hours cooling

Yield

Serves 8

Ingredients

2 (9-inch) pie dough rounds
1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams) sugar
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 pound (454 grams) rhubarb, trimmed, halved lengthwise, and chopped

Ingredients

2 (9-inch) pie dough rounds
1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams) sugar
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 pound (454 grams) rhubarb, trimmed, halved lengthwise, and chopped

Ingredients

2 (9-inch) pie dough rounds
1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams) sugar
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 pound (454 grams) rhubarb, trimmed, halved lengthwise, and chopped

Why This Recipe Works

We used a double crust for our Rhubarb Custard Pie dough, but we found that a lattice top crust worked just as well. Cooling the pie completely ensured that the juices didn’t leach out when we cut into it.

Instructions

  1. On lightly floured surface, roll 1 dough round into 12-inch circle. Transfer to 9-inch pie plate, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate 30 minutes. Roll second dough into 12-inch circle and refrigerate, covered, on large plate for 30 minutes.
  2. Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 375 degrees. Whisk sugar, eggs, flour, and salt in large bowl. Stir in rhubarb. Scrape filling into prepared pie shell. Brush border of dough with water, then arrange top crust over filling. Crimp edges of pie. Cut four 1-inch slits near center of pie.
  3. Bake until juices are bubbling and crust is golden brown, about 50 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack, about 4 hours. Serve.

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