I just made an Impossible Rhubarb Pie

3 years ago

I used this recipe:

It calls for a 10" pie plate, but I made a 9" pie to give to my son's family and made a small dish for myself so I could see what it tasted like. I thought it tasted good! The rhubarb flavor wasn't as dominant as I thought it would be, but maybe that's because of the vanilla.

I can't handle sweets, and it was too sweet for me even though I cut the sugar down a bit--but it's a delicate balance because rhubarb is so sour. I think most people would be fine with the level of sweetness. The texture reminded me of bread pudding.

Oh, and I had to cook it about 55 minutes. Reviewers said it was very much like custard, and I agree.

The rhubarb came from my garden. I feel like the plants produced early this year. They're certainly prolific. Today at Walmart I was shocked to see the price for rhubarb: $4.74/lb.

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chloebud

3 years ago

Love rhubarb, too. Just made a raspberry rhubarb crosata. Rhubarb was marked $5/lb but the checker charged me $2.77/lb. Going to buy more to make this chutney. Really tasty with grilled pork or chicken.

Rhubarb and Dried Cherry Chutney (from Fine Cooking May '07)

Makes 1 cup

1 cup medium-diced fresh rhubarb
1/2 cup small-diced onion
1/4 cup coarsely chopped dried cherries
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup sherry wine vinegar
1 T. honey
1/2 tsp. finely grated lemon zest
1/4 tsp. kosher salt

Combine all ingredients in small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, cover, and simmer over medium to medium-low heat until onions are mostly translucent and juices are beginning to thicken, about 5 minutes. Uncover and simmer, stirring frequently with a heatproof spatula, until very thick, another 6-8 minutes. Let cool completely in the pan before storing in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Note: This would also be good with dried cranberries. Red wine vinegar can be subbed for the sherry wine vinegar.

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arcy_gw
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
LOVE rhubarb pie! Bisquick not so much....did the good stuff mask the baking soda taste of Bisquick???? I have a no frosting cake recipe that makes a rhubarb custard on the bottom.
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Jasdip
3 years ago
I love rhubarb. Pie, crisp, cake, muffins, stewed.....all of it.

Ours isn't sprouted yet, and I still have a bag in the freezer. I never use it to bake with, only to stew and have with ice cream, or a slice of bread and butter. Yum.
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Alisande
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Arcy, I was unaware that Bisquick had a specific taste, so I guess my answer is yes. To me, the "pie" had a custardy taste.

Jasdip, I brought some rhubarb to my doctor's three receptionists this week. They asked me what to do with it. I guess I should have been prepared for that. I suggested they look up recipes online, and told them about the Impossible pie I was going to make. Later it occurred to me I should have told them about stewing it. Couldn't be easier.
Suzieque
3 years ago
I LOVE rhubarb. DH doesn't.
carolb_w_fl_coastal_9/10
3 years ago
I've made savory impossible pies, but not a sweet one - yet. The pic in your link looks really good! Haven't seen any rhubarb here tho. It's not grown where I live, that's for sure.

And 1 1/2 cups sugar does seem like a bit much to me as well.

FWIW, I make my own biscuit mix with butter and organic flour - mainly for things like this.
phyllis__mn
3 years ago
I'm amazed at the number of recipes on line for rhubarb. I have some plants ready to use this year, as they were "rooting' for a couple of years. At least, I hope they are, unless the #^&@$%& deer didn't get them already. Lost my tomatoes for the first time last year, to the beasts.
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Alisande
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3 years ago
Phyllis, do deer eat rhubarb? We have so many deer here, and they've never touched our rhubarb. (Knock wood!)
morz8 - Washington Coast
3 years ago
We both like rhubarb. I like my pie like a purist, no strawberries in my rhubarb pie ;) But I'll also make rhubarb sauce, and while I haven't for a while, rhubarb jam. I'd bought some rhubarb jam at a Farmers Market and DH loved it.

It's funny how few really enjoy rhubarb though. DH will ask me to make a rhubarb dessert when we're going some where to share it and I always hesitate. We do have one friend I know who really enjoys it. Another who shudders at the thought and one of DH's sisters refuses to even taste ;)

We had a large patch when I was growing up. My sister and I would sneak the sugar bowl outside, cut, dip in sugar and eat rhubarb stalks straight from the garden. Neither one of us can remember why being sneaky. No one cared if we ate sugar. Maybe it just made it more fun - we so seldom did anything naughty.

I'm not growing any right now but have friends who share. I always have some in my freezer. Would my deer eat it? I suspect they would. I'm sure at least the fawns would eat it, they will eat absolutely anything while developing their tastes.
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Alisande
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3 years ago
Morz, one of my friends grew up in England, and her mother would give her and her brother a bowl of sugar to take outside to eat the raw rhubarb. I assume they were told not to eat the leaves, which are poisonous.

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