Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie, Version 2

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Summary: I think I like this even better than Version 1, so much in fact that I made a jam with the same flavor combo! 

Yield: one 9" pie

Ingredients:

  • 5 cups chopped rhubarb
  • 2 cups stemmed and halved strawberries
  • scant 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • zest of 1 orange
  • juice of 1/4 an orange
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 good squeeze of lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon butter, cut into four chunks
  • 1 unbaked pie crust and top
  • 1 tablespoon demerara or turbinado sugar, optional

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 425° Fahrenheit. Mix all ingredients together except the butter and pour into an uncooked pie crust (use my recipe, I swear it’s easy and the best). Cut the butter into small chunks and place on fruit mixture.

Roll out a top crust, place on top and sprinkle with the sugar if you're using. Cover the pie with foil.

Bake for 15 minutes. Then remove foil, lower oven temp to 375° and bake 30-40 minutes more. You want the crust edges dark golden brown and the top definitely golden.