I have no idea what age I was when I first learned about pi, that is to say π or the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, which turns out to be a number that starts 3.1415 and goes on forever and ever and ever in a pattern-less, never-repeating type way. We certainly never celebrated Pi Day that I can recall and, for once my memory hasn’t failed me because according to a little quick research (Thanks, Wikipedia!) Pi Day was first officially celebrated in 1988, more than two years after I had already graduated from university and had deliberately stopped thinking about math concepts in any concerted way.
This a special year to celebrate Pi Day, because today, as happens only once in each century, is 3/14/15 - at least in the US way of writing dates month first - so I am delighted to join our pi and pie loving organizer, Terri from Love and Confections and 18 fellow food bloggers to bring you 20 fabulous pies.
(P.S. If you set an alarm for 9:26:53 a.m and p.m. you can celebrate twice today to the ninth place! This may call for a cocktail!)
A note about the fruit amounts: All in all, I used a little more than two pounds or one kilo of fruit before peeling, hulling, etc. If you have less rhubarb, add more apples or strawberries. How much of each is completely flexible but I’ll give you my amounts as a guideline. Do keep in mind if you go with all rhubarb, you are probably going to need more sugar though. That stuff is pretty tart.
Ingredients
Double recipe of shortcrust pastry – from this link here or use your own favorite crust recipe for a two-crust pie.
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 apples (about 11 oz or 315g)
3 long stalks rhubarb (about 14 oz or 400g)
1/2 punnet strawberries (about 11 2/3 oz or 330g)
3/4 cup or 150g sugar plus a little extra to sprinkle on the pie before baking
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter
1-2 tablespoons milk
Method
Make the dough for the pastry and divide it into two balls, one slightly bigger than the other. Wrap them in cling film and put them in the refrigerator.
Peel and chop your apples and toss them in a big bowl with the lemon juice to keep them from turning brown.
Cut the brown ends off the rhubarb, if any, and cut the stalks into chunks.
Hull your strawberries and halve the big ones. Little ones can be left whole.
Pile the rhubarb and strawberries into the apple bowl and pour in the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir well.
Preheat your oven to 350°F or 180°C.
Remove the bigger ball of dough from the refrigerator and roll it out in a circle. Fold it over your rolling pin and ease it into your 8 in or 20cm pie plate – not deep dish.
Dock it with the tip of a sharp knife or the tines of a fork.
Add in the sugared fruit and dot the top with the butter in several small pieces.
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| I forgot the butter in this shot, but not in the pie! |
Roll out the second ball of dough in a circle and fit it on top the pie. I am a fan of shortcrust so I trim very little of the excess and fold the rest under the edges with the bottom crust and then crimp the dough all the way around the pan. If you want to trim yours more and then just stick the bottom and top together by crimping, that works too. Use a sharp knife to cut a few slits in the top to let the steam out.
Brush the crust with the milk and sprinkle it with a little sugar.
Bake in your preheated oven for about 50-55 minutes or until the crust is golden all over and a little juice is bubbling out the slits in the top crust.
Enjoy!
Many thanks to Terri from Love and Confections for hosting this fun event!
Twenty fabulous pies to celebrate! Come join us!
- Apple Pear Pie with Crumble Topping from Baking and Creating with Avril
- Apple Rhubarb Strawberry Pie from Food Lust People Love
- Buffalo Chicken Shepherd's Pie from Healthy. Delicious.
- Chocolate Mousse Pie from A Day in the Life on the Farm
- Chocolate Silk Pie from Famished Fish, Finicky Shark
- Coconut-Pistachio Pie from The Spiffy Cookie
- Curried Lamb Potpie from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
- Fresh Strawberry Pie from Taste Cook Sip
- Hillbilly Apple Pie from My Catholic Kitchen
- Kentucky Derby Pie from Kelli's Kitchen
- Mixed Berry Slab Pie from Making Miracles
- Peach-Blueberry Pie from The Redhead Baker
- Salted Honey Pie from girlichef
- Sicilian Ricotta Pie from Cake Duchess
- S'Mores Brownie Pie from Cheese Curd in Paradise
- Strawberry Daiquiri Pie from Love and Confections
- Thin Mint Pie from Amy's Cooking Adventures
- Top Secret Derby Pie from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
- Triple Berry Pot Pie from {I Love} My Disorganized Life
- Vegetable Pot Pie from Sew You Think You Can Cook
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