maple rhubarb pie
Ingredients:
- 5 cups sliced rhubarb (½-inch slices)
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup flour
- unbaked 9-inch pie crust, well-chilled or frozen
- Topping:
- ½ cup flour
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup oats
- pinch of salt
- pinch of cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small pieces
Preparation:
- Gather and prepare ingredients as indicated. Be sure to wash the rhubarb.
- Heat oven to 425 degrees.
- Toss rhubarb with the sugar in bowl; let stand 15 minutes.
- Stir in maple syrup, vanilla, and flour; pour into chilled or frozen pie shell.
- Place on baking tray lined with aluminum foil; bake 10 minutes.
- Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake 10 minutes longer.
- Meanwhile, make topping by mixing all ingredients until crumbly in a food processor, using the pulse button, or by hand with a pastry cutter.
- After pie has baked the first 20 minutes, remove from oven and distribute topping evenly over pie.
- Continue to bake until topping is golden and there are thick, bubbling juices coming from the pie, another 40-50 minutes.
- Cool completely before serving.
- It is delicious served with ice cream, frozen custard, or frozen yogurt.
Prepared: 2010-05-09
Makes: 8 servings
Recipe Source: thebubbler.com