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National Pi Day- Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

By March 14, 2017 No Comments

Did you know that today is National Pi Day? Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi). Are you getting a headache just thinking about all those math problems you had to solve in school? Being math-challenged, there will be no discussions of complex math equations today. Instead, we will celebrate with eating our Pi! So much easier, and well its pie… so who doesn’t love that? My husband is a huge strawberry rhubarb lover, so I wanted to see if I could create a pie that would surpass the bakery one he loves so much. I have to say, its a winner! And it’s gluten-free, dairy-free, and uses all organic fruit. So it’s totally ok that I ate half the pie myself. Sorry, not sorry.

So Happy Pi Day friends! Spend it stuffing your face with pie!



Ingredients

1- 9-inch gluten free + dairy free pie crust (I get mine at whole foods)
4 cups organic rhubarb pieces
2 cups sliced organic strawberries
1 cup sugar
¼ cup corn starch
1 Tablespoon lemon juice or 1-2 drops of DoTerra Lemon Essential Oil
½ cup sorghum flour
3 Tablespoons brown sugar
2 Tablespoons non-dairy butter
 
** I use essential oils in my cooking, and I love to use DoTerra Lemon essential oil in this recipe. Start with one drop, and you can add another one if you would like more lemon flavor. Did you know that you can internally take lemon oil and it helps detoxify your body? Yup! I add 1-2 drops into my water every day. 
 
 

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Wash the rhubarb and cut it into pieces that are ¼ – ½ inch thick, and wash + slice the strawberries. I like to use this vegetable + fruit washer with all my produce. Next, place prepared fruit in a large glass bowl because essential oils will eat away at plastic. Any other bowl will be fine with lemon juice. Add the sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice or lemon essential oil. Finally, toss to coat. Let it sit about 15 minutes.
For the topping, combine the sorghum flour and brown sugar in a bowl and cut in the non-dairy butter. Put the strawberry rhubarb mixture into the prepared pie shell. Lastly, sprinkle the topping over it. Bake at 350 degrees about 50 minutes, checking to see if the rhubarb is soft. Let it cool before cutting. 
 
No plate needed just a fork will do. 
 
xx
Abby
 

 

 

 

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