Raspberry-Rhubarb Pie

Photo: flickr user karindalziel

Ingredients

Zest of 1 orange, (not white pith)

cup Sugar

2 tablespoons Cornstarch

1 Short Crust Pastry shell * see note

(or flaky pastry shell)

1 Egg white beaten for glaze

1 pound Fresh rhubarb cut 1" diag pieces

2 cups Fresh raspberries

8 ounces Seedless raspberry jam - (1 jar)

2 tablespoons Water

1 tablespoon Fresh lemon juice

Confectioners' sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Put orange zest in food processor with sugar and mince , or chop finely by hand.

Mix zest with cornstarch and spread in pie shell. Arrange rhubarb on top.

Cover pie loosely with foil and bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until fruit is just tender. (It will continue cooking for a few minutes after it is removed from the oven.) Set aside to cool.

Place raspberries decoratively on top in concentric circles. Heat respberry preserves with water and lemon juice, and when almost cool, paint tops of raspberries with a pastry brush, covering all nooks and crannies, to achieve an even glaze.

Just before serving, dust lightly with sifted confectioners' sugar. If desired, serve with vanilla ice cream or a bowl of lightly whipped cream.

This recipe serves 6 to 8.

Comments: This is a quick and attractive dessert, if you keep pie or tart shells in the freezer, for those times when rhubarb is available in the market or in your garden. Don't ever wash raspberries! They wilt, lose their shape, and taste terrible.