Fresh strawberries and tart rhubarb are a classic combination and these delicious mini rhubarb and strawberry pies celebrate this amazing marriage of flavors.
Prep Time50 minutesmins
Cook Time25 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr15 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Mini Rhubarb and Strawberry Pies Recipe
Servings: 12
Calories: 454kcal
Ingredients
Filling
2cupsrhubarb,diced into ¼-inch pieces (about ¾ pound)
2cupsstrawberries,diced into ¼-inch pieces, washed and hulled
1½cupsgranulated sugar,divided (1 cup and ½ cup)
6tablespoonscornstarch
1tablespoonfresh lemon zest,1 whole lemon
1tablespoonfresh lemon juice
Crust
30ouncesready to bake pie crusts (four 9-inch crusts, you will need 3)
1largeegg
1tablespoonwater
All-purpose flour,for dusting the work surface
Decorator’s sugar,optional garnish
Instructions
Filling
Using a medium-sized mixing bowl, stir together the cut rhubarb, strawberries and ½ cup granulated sugar. Stir to completely combine. Cover the bowl and allow the rhubarb mixture to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. Rhubarb and strawberries release a lot of liquid. The sugar will help to draw out quite a bit of the liquid.
Using a colander, drain the liquid that has been released by the rhubarb and strawberries. Once all the liquid has been drained, return the rhubarb and strawberries to the mixing bowl.
Add the remaining granulated sugar, cornstarch, lemon zest and lemon juice. Stir to completely combine. Set it aside.
Crust
Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Dust your work surface with flour, and unroll the 1st pie crust.
Using a 4-inch round cookie cutter, cut out the mini pie crusts. You should be able to get at least 5 crusts from each roll of pie crust. You can reserve the leftover crust and roll it out if needed. Repeat until you have cut out 12 crusts.
Generously spray a standard muffin pan with nonstick spray.
Evenly press each crust into the muffin cups.
Roll out the third pie crust. Using a pizza cutter, cut out 60 pieces, ¼-inch x 3¼-inch strips. This will be the lattice topping (five strips per pie).
Assembly
Fill the pie cups ⅔ full.
Using the five pie crust strips, lay three strips on top of the pie.
Fold the end pieces back a little more than halfway, leaving the middle strip down.
Lay the fourth strip on top of the filling perpendicular to the three strips. Fold down the top two folded strips.
Fold up the middle strip.
Lay the fifth strip under the fourth strip. Fold down the middle strip.
Gentle press the edges of the crust and lattice, to ensure they stay in place during baking.
Using a small mixing bowl, whisk together the egg and water. Using a pastry brush, generously brush the egg wash on top of the pies.
Bake for 25 minutes, or until the tops of the pies are golden brown. Allow the pies to completely cool.
Notes
Rhubarb and strawberries release a lot of liquid and the sugar will help to draw it out.
Rhubarb and strawberries release a lot of liquid when baking. You will have some seepage. You can place a layer foil at the bottom of the oven before preheating, just in case the pies drip.
When cutting out the crusts and lattice top, you can lay the cut crust in between slightly damp tea towels. This will keep the crust from getting dried out. Dry pie dough is very hard to work with, so nice pliable dough is needed. Make sure the towels are slightly damp, not overly wet.
You can use a crimped pie crust cutter for the lattice if you have one.