Rhubarb Lattice Pie With Cardamom And Orange

Serves: 2

Keyon Hand

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

57

Spice

46

Sweetness

47

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 tsp

Salt

1 cup

Orange Juice

Directions:

1

For crust: Blend flour, sugar, and salt in processor 5 seconds

2

Add butter

3

Using on/off turns, blend until coarse meal forms

4

Add 6 tablespoons ice water

5

Using on/off turns, blend until moist clumps form, adding more ice water by 1/2 tablespoonfuls if dough is dry

6

Gather dough into ball

7

Divide into 2 pieces, 1 slightly larger than the other

8

Flatten into disks

9

Wrap and chill at least 1 hour and up to 1 day

10

Blend flour, sugar, and salt in processor 5 seconds

11

Add butter

12

Using on/off turns, blend until coarse meal forms

13

Add 6 tablespoons ice water

14

Using on/off turns, blend until moist clumps form, adding more ice water by 1/2 tablespoonfuls if dough is dry

15

Gather dough into ball

16

Divide into 2 pieces, 1 slightly larger than the other

17

Flatten into disks

18

Wrap and chill at least 1 hour and up to 1 day

19

For filling: Combine rhubarb, 2/3 cup sugar, orange juice, orange peel, and cardamom in large deep skillet

20

Toss over medium-high heat until liquid starts to bubble

21

Reduce heat to medium

22

Cover and simmer until rhubarb is almost tender, stirring very gently occasionally to keep rhubarb intact, about 8 minutes

23

Using slotted spoon, transfer rhubarb to colander set over bowl

24

Drain well

25

Add syrup from bowl to skillet

26

Boil until juices in skillet are thick and reduced to 2/3 cup, adding any additional drained syrup from bowl, about 7 minutes

27

Mix in preserves

28

Cool mixture in skillet 15 minutes

29

Very gently fold in rhubarb (do not overmix or rhubarb will fall apart)

30

Preheat oven to 375°F

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Roll out larger dough disk on lightly floured surface to 12-inch round

32

Transfer to 9-inch glass pie dish

33

Roll out smaller dough disk to 11-inch round; cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips

34

Spoon filling into pie dish

35

Arrange 6 dough strips atop filling, spacing evenly apart

36

Arrange 5 dough strips atop filling in opposite direction, forming lattice

37

Seal strip ends to crust edge

38

Stir cream and 2 teaspoons sugar in small bowl to blend

39

Brush over lattice, but not crust edge

40

Bake pie until filling bubbles thickly and crust is golden, covering edge with foil if browning too quickly, about 55 minutes

41

Cool pie completely

42

Cut into wedges; serve with ice cream

43

Test-kitchen tip: Combine rhubarb, 2/3 cup sugar, orange juice, orange peel, and cardamom in large deep skillet

44

Toss over medium-high heat until liquid starts to bubble

45

Reduce heat to medium

46

Cover and simmer until rhubarb is almost tender, stirring very gently occasionally to keep rhubarb intact, about 8 minutes

47

Using slotted spoon, transfer rhubarb to colander set over bowl

48

Drain well

49

Add syrup from bowl to skillet

50

Boil until juices in skillet are thick and reduced to 2/3 cup, adding any additional drained syrup from bowl, about 7 minutes

51

Mix in preserves

52

Cool mixture in skillet 15 minutes

53

Very gently fold in rhubarb (do not overmix or rhubarb will fall apart)

54

Preheat oven to 375°F

55

Roll out larger dough disk on lightly floured surface to 12-inch round

56

Transfer to 9-inch glass pie dish

57

Roll out smaller dough disk to 11-inch round; cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips

58

Spoon filling into pie dish

59

Arrange 6 dough strips atop filling, spacing evenly apart

60

Arrange 5 dough strips atop filling in opposite direction, forming lattice

61

Seal strip ends to crust edge

62

Stir cream and 2 teaspoons sugar in small bowl to blend

63

Brush over lattice, but not crust edge

64

Bake pie until filling bubbles thickly and crust is golden, covering edge with foil if browning too quickly, about 55 minutes

65

Cool pie completely

66

Cut into wedges; serve with ice cream

67

Test-kitchen tip: