mom's rhubarb pie

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Leanna Loomer
Newington, CT

I grew up on this. I could eat a whole pie at a sitting. It is my absolute favorite food, bar none. When I taste it, I'm back in my mother's kitchen again. Don't add strawberries to this, and don't add extra sugar. This is the real deal.

(2 ratings)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 40 Min

Ingredients For mom's rhubarb pie

  • 3 c
    cut rhubarb
  • 1 c
    white sugar
  • 3 Tbsp
    flour
  • 1/8 tsp
    salt
  • 1
    egg
  • 1 Tbsp
    shortening or margarine
  • 1/2 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1
    unbaked pie shell

How To Make mom's rhubarb pie

  • 1
    Beat the egg, pour it and the vanilla over the rhubarb, and mix them together.
  • 2
    Pour all the sugar at once onto the mixture and combine until the sugar is taken up and the rhubarb is covered.
  • 3
    Sprinkle salt and flour on the mixture and mix again.
  • 4
    Dump the whole mixture into the pie shell and spread it flat.
  • 5
    Drop small pats of margarine onto the surface of the fruit mixture.
  • 6
    Bake in a 350-degree F oven for between 30 and 45 minutes, until filling firms up.

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