Plum & Rhubarb Pie

A delicious combination of tart rhubarb and plums with sweet, flakey pastry.

Posted by Nazia A.

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You Will Need (10 things)

  • 460 g Plain Flour
  • 230 g Unsalted Butter
  • 150 g Caster Sugar
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • 5 -6 tbsp Milk
  • 3 Rhubarb stalks
  • 4 -5 Plums
  • 170 g Caster Sugar
  • 25 g Cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp Lemon Zest

Steps (6 steps, 90 minutes)

  1. 1

    For the pastry: Rub together the flour and butter on the countertop. Add the sugar, followed by the eggs. And then add enough milk to work the mixture into a dough.

    Divide the dough into two and wrap each ball in clingfilm, and chill in the fridge until ready to use.

  2. 2

    Preheat oven to 190C/ 375F/ Gas mark 5.

  3. 3

    Chop the plum and rhubarb. In a medium bowl, mix the fruit together with sugar, cornstarch, and lemon zest. Allow the mixture to sit for 10 minutes.

  4. 4

    Roll out 1 pastry dough to fit a 20cm tart tin. Grease the tin with butter and then gently place the dough inside. Add the fruit mixture.

  5. 5

    Roll out second pastry and place on top of the fruit. Use your fingers of a fork to seal the edges between the pastry. Use a fork to make holes in the top of the pastry.

  6. 6

    Allow the pie to bake for approx. 1 hour.
    Once baked, allow to cool in the tin for a few minutes before serving.