It was a weekend for gardening. Tomatoes and herbs were planted. The chicken wire cages are to keep puppy from trampling the new plants. I will build better support cages once I get a chance to go to the lumber store. It's not a good photo, sorry kids.
It was also harvested. The rhubarb was cut and made into the first pie of the season.
Lars's recipe?
4 Cups/ 500 grams peeled and diced Rhubarb
2 Cups / 400 grams sugar
a good generous pinch of nutmeg
mix together and let set for a couple of hours so the sugar can draw the moisture out of the rhubarb.
Strain the liquid off into a saucepan and throw in a handful of craisins ( dried cranberries), bring to a boil and turn off the heat. Let set for 15 - 20 minutes so the craisins can plump.
Pour the liquid back through the rhubarb in the sieve to cool it off. beat 4 or 5 eggs into the liquid mixture. mix the liquid and the rhubarb craisins together.
Pour into a 10 inch pie shell reserving a couple of tablespoons liquid. Press top crust onto pie and brush generously with reserved liquid. Cut top crust to vent.
Bake at 350 F. for 50 minutes to 1 hour. Cool pie and enjoy the rhubarb pie that will change your mind about rhubarb.
This is the way my grandma made Rhubarb pie, except for the craisins, I learned that at some fancy restaurant in San Diego. The Custard makes the Pie.
11 comments:
Was? Dieser leckere Kuchen wächst in deinem Garten?
Give me the secret
is there anything this man can´t do? Gardening, backing, woodworking hell even knitting!!!
it was me Zing
omg you are a real man! you can handle tools, you can grow up plants and you can cook and bake....
what else do i need?!
;-)
Günter, the secret is in the fertilizer, I use pure bullsh*t.
Zing, I can't repair cars.
Basti, you would still need a good auto mechanic.
Ich LIEBE Rhabarber!!
Jirjen, und jetzt weisst Du wie man backt ein authentisches Amiländer Rhubarb Pie. Nur zu Jung, Du wirst es gar nicht bereuen.
What a cake!? You^re multitalented?!
Thanks Monokel.
rhubarb i´m wondering all day how that is pronounced? And by the way i think Lars could even handle the apocalypse!
Zing, the apocalypse? Maybe so, though according to th tests I wouldn't survive a zombie attack.
Rhubarb - ruu-barb, the "h" is silent.
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