Low Fat Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Recipes

LOW-FAT STRAWBERRY-RHUBARB PIE

Steps:

• Combine sugar and cornstarch in saucepan; stir in orange rind and juice. Bring to a boil, cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add rhubarb and strawberries; stir gently. Spoon into pastry shell.
• TOPPING: Combine flour, brown sugar and quick cooking oats in a bowl and then cut in 2 tablespoons margarine with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle over rhubarb mixture.
• Bake at 400F for 30 minutes.
• Cool completely on wire rack.

EASY STRAWBERRY RHUBARB PIE

Steps:

• Toss all ingredients together& scrape into pie shell.
• If covering the filling with pastry, moisten the edge of pie shell; cover with pastry top.
• Trim, leaving 3/4 inch overhang; fold overhang under pastry rim.
• Seal& flute edge.
• Whish the yolk of 1 egg with 1 tbsp water& brush over pastry.
• Sprinkle with sugar& cut 4 steam vents in the centre.
• OR cover filling with a lattice of pastry strips.
• OR cover filling with the crumble mixture from recipe#91390.
• Place a foil-lined baking sheet (to catch drips) on the bottom rack of a preheated 425F oven.
• Place pie on rack above& bake for 20 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350F& bake until golden with filling bubbling, about 55 to 70 minutes, shielding the edges with foil if browning too quickly.
• Let cool completely on rack.

WINNING RHUBARB-STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk egg, 4 tablespoons ice water and vinegar until blended. In a large bowl, mix flour and salt; cut in lard until crumbly. Gradually add egg mixture, tossing with a fork, until dough holds together when pressed. If mixture is too dry, slowly add additional ice water, a teaspoon at a time, just until mixture comes together., Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, mix sugar and tapioca. Add rhubarb and strawberries; toss to coat evenly. Let stand 15 minutes., On a lightly floured surface, roll one half of dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim pastry even with rim., Add filling; dot with butter. Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle. Place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edge. Cut slits in top. Brush milk over pastry; sprinkle with coarse sugar. Place pie on a baking sheet; bake 20 minutes., Reduce oven setting to 350°. Bake 45-55 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool pie on a wire rack.