Rhubarb Custard Pie. New Music From James Bay.

It was not looking much like spring when I got up this morning.

It must be spring, though, if rhubarb shows up at the grocery store. There it was yesterday.

I made this creamy Rhubarb Custard Pie last night. It has a mild, tangy, not too sweet and not too tart flavor. It tasted mostly of spring.

Rhubarb Custard Pie

Ingredients:

Pastry Crust (recipe follows)
2 cups thinly sliced rhubarb
1 1⁄2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1 Tbs heavy cream

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl, toss rhubarb with 1 cup of the sugar. Let sit until fruit has released its juices, about 1 hour. Strain, reserving juice.

2. Make custard by beating eggs with cream and remaining 1⁄2 cup sugar. Stir in reserved rhubarb juice.

3. Scatter rhubarb in partially baked crust and pour in custard. Bake until custard is set but loose, about 30 minutes. Do not overbake.

Serves 8

Pastry Crust

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
3⁄4 tsp baking powder
1 1⁄4 tsp salt (Next time I would use a bit less…maybe 3/4 tsp)
3⁄4 cup chilled lard or Crisco, or a combination of 1⁄4 cup Crisco and 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter (I used the combination)

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Using a pastry cutter or two knives, cut in Crisco and butter until mixture resembles a coarse meal.

2. With a fork, stir in 1⁄4 cup ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until dough barely holds together. Add 1 or 2 tablespoons more water if dough is still dry. Knead 3 times and gather into a ball. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least 1 hour.

3. Preheat oven to 350°F.

4. On a well-floured surface, roll dough into a 9″ circle. Press into pie pan and bake 15 minutes.

Recipes from Saveur Magazine

Who can relate to being in a relationship that just isn’t working, despite trying desperately to turn things around?

I’d say most people, at least once if not more times.

I certainly can empathize with James Bay’s lovely tune ‘Let It Go’ (but thankfully from my very distant past). He’s really put his heart and soul into this song. I almost feel like I am intruding by listening.