Country Rhubarb Pie (or Apple Pie)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 12 ounces flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 ounces powdered sugar
• 3 ounces butter
• 1 egg
• 16 fluid ounces buttermilk
• 1 lb rhubarb, roughly chopped
• 7 -9 ounces sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 egg , whisked
• powdered sugar, to dust

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f (gas mark 4), and grease a deep 10" pie dish.
• 2 sieve flour, baking soda and salt into a mixing bowl.
• 3 add powdered sugar and rub in butter.
• 4 in a separate bowl, beat the egg together with the buttermilk and gradually add this to the flour until a dough is formed.
• 5 knead lightly on a floured surface and divide dough in half.
• 6 roll out one half and use it to line the pie dish.
• 7 mix sugar, nutmeg, and salt.
• 8 fill the dish with the rhubarb and sprinkle with the sugar mixture and lemon juice.
• 9 roll out the remaining dough to form a pastry lid.
• 10 brush the rim of the pastry base with water and put on the lid.
• 11 glaze with the whisked egg and dust with powdered sugar.
• 12 make steam slits in the lid and bake for 50-60 minutes or until the crust is lightly browned and the fruit is soft.