With Sour Cream and Brown Sugar Gratin on Top
I can't get enough strawberries this time of year. We are lucky to have strawberry fields all around us. Here is a new recipe I just created, I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
I can't get enough strawberries this time of year. We are lucky to have strawberry fields all around us. Here is a new recipe I just created, I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Flakiest Pie Crust Recipe
(an old family favorite)
You will need:
(an old family favorite)
You will need:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups shortening
1 teaspoon coarse salt
3 tablespoon sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons distilled white vinegar
5 tablespoons ice water
How to:
- In a food processor, mix flour, salt, and sugar. Add shortening, mix until shortening is incorporated.
- Beat together egg, vinegar and water. Mix liquid with flour mixture, one tablespoon at a time until mixture forms a ball. (Note: You will probably not use all of it.)
- Cut dough in half. Save half for another time, flatten and place in baggie and freeze.
- Roll other half out between two pieces of floured parchment with rolling pin. Prick with fork, add some uncooked rice or dry beans to weight down bottom while cooking.
- Bake ar 425 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes, until golden brown on edges. Pour out rice or beansCool completely.
Strawberry and Rhubarb Filling
You will need:
1 pound of rhubarb, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2/3 cup sugar
a pinch of salt
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 cup hulled and sliced strawberries
How to:
- In a heavy medium saucepan, combine all the ingredients, let rest for at least 15 minutes, until the fruit exudes some juice.
- Bring the mixture to a boil over medium high heat, stirring constantly.
- Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the rhubarb is tender and the liquid thickened, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove it from heat and allow to cool.
- Pour the rhubarb mixture into the pie crust.
Sour Cream and Brown Sugar Gratin
You will need :
3 cups hulled and sliced strawberries
1 cup of sour cream
1 cup brown sugar
How to:
- Mix strawberries and sour cream, spoon on top of pie filling.
- Sprinkle brown sugar on top. Broil for about 5 minutes, watching carefully so brown sugar melts and begins to caramelize but doesn't burn.
- Serve right away with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
It is sure to become a family favorite!
That looks so good! i have always loved rhubarb but have never known how to prepare it. I can't wait to try this!
ReplyDeleteI had to pin your recipe! My hubby and I had Strawberry Rhubarb Pie/cobbler several times when we lived in Seattle, WA. I'd never had it before and now I'm dreaming about it. :)
ReplyDelete