Irish Country Rhubarb Pie
Blissful rhubarb is the shinning star in this Irish Country Rhubarb Pie recipe which is actually a pie and that crust quick and you might want to keep the recipe for other occasions, as it's incredibly easy and forgiving.
Servings 8
Calories 374kcal
Ingredients
Scone pastry
- 340 grams / 2 ⅔ cups plain flour
- 4 grams / 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon sea or kosher salt
- 100 grams / ½ cup superfine/caster sugar
- 80 grams / 2.8 ounces butter cold and cubed
- 45 grams / 1 medium egg
- 180 grams / ¾ cup buttermilk
Rhubarb filling
- 500 grams / 1 pound rhubarb roughly chopped
- 150 grams / ¾ cup superfine/caster sugar
Instructions
Scone pastry
- Preheat your oven to 180C/350F and greaseproof a pie dish.
- Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl, adding your sugar and stirring through to combine.
- Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs and make a well in the center.
- Beat the egg and buttermilk in a small bowl until well combined and pour into the dry mixture.
- Carefully stir together until a dough has formed, and turn onto place on a lightly floured surface.
- Halve the dough, setting one aside.
- With the remaining half, roll out until it is approximately ¼ inch thickness, adding more flour to your working surface as needed to ensure it doesn’t stick.
- Press into your pie dish, allowing for at least ½ inch overhang.
Rhubarb filling
- Place the sliced rhubarb into the base and spread out evenly.
- Pour the sugar over the top evenly, tapping to let it sink within the layers of rhubarb.
- Roll out the remaining half of dough and carefully place on top.
- Slice off any overhang beyond ½ inch and press the edges together.
- Slice slits into the top of the pastry.
- Place in the oven and bake for 50 minutes or until golden and bubbling.
- Remove and allow to cool to room temperature.
- Slice and serve with pouring cream or ice cream.
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Notes
- Rhubarb: Fresh rhubarb is best here as it soaks up the sugar and gives us the perfect sweet interior. You could use strawberries, blackberries or even cherries instead, if you prefer.
- Buttermilk: Storebought buttermilk was used here thanks to it's consistent texture that you can help you recreate this dish in your own home. It's best to use storebought due to the acidity being balanced perfectly. The buttermilk also helps create a really forgiving texture in our pastry.
- Dish: A fluted tart dish makes was used, with its size being 21.5 centimeters or 8.5 inches, a medium size. Alternately, a pie dish of a similar size would work great too!
- The pastry doesn't need to be refrigerated: The scone pastry is not like regular pie dough so if it has been sitting on your kitchen counter for 15 or 20 minutes this cake will still turn out beautifully, however, to make sure the dough is easy to handle, you should ensure to place in the refrigerator, if you are not intending to handle or bake it within the 15 minutes of making it.
- Reheating the pie: If you want to freshen it up and it was baked 2-3 days ago, simply preheat your oven to 100C/210F and place your slices in a heatproof dish, baking until the pastry feels warm to the touch, approximately 7 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 374kcal