Grandma’s Rhubarb Meringue Pie
by RetroRuth | Nov 19, 2019 |

From Grandma Clark

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Crust
½ cup butter
¼ cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp salt
1 cup flour
¾ cup oats
Filling
1 cup white sugar
2 tbsp flour
⅛ tsp salt
3 cups dived rhubarb
1 tbsp water
3 egg yolks
Meringue
3 egg whites
⅛ tsp salt
⅓ cup sugar
½ tsp vanilla or lemon extract
Crust
1Cream butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt. Mix in flour and rolled oats. Blend until dough is formed.
2Press dough over bottom and sides of 9" pie plate, making a high, even edge. Chill.
Filling
3Mix salt, sugar, and flour. Set aside.
4Combine rhubarb & water in a saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil. Stir in sugar mixture. Boil, stirring often.
5Fold a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks. Stir eggs into hot mixture slowly. Pour into crust. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes or until set.
Meringue
6Beat whites and salt until soft peaks form. Add sugar gradually. Beat until glossy. Beat in extracts.
7Spread over the hot filling so that it touches the edge of the crust. Return to oven and brown for 8-10 minutes.
Ingredients
Crust
½ cup butter
¼ cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp salt
1 cup flour
¾ cup oats
Filling
1 cup white sugar
2 tbsp flour
⅛ tsp salt
3 cups dived rhubarb
1 tbsp water
3 egg yolks
Meringue
3 egg whites
⅛ tsp salt
⅓ cup sugar
½ tsp vanilla or lemon extract
Directions
Crust
1Cream butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt. Mix in flour and rolled oats. Blend until dough is formed.
2Press dough over bottom and sides of 9" pie plate, making a high, even edge. Chill.
Filling
3Mix salt, sugar, and flour. Set aside.
4Combine rhubarb & water in a saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil. Stir in sugar mixture. Boil, stirring often.
5Fold a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks. Stir eggs into hot mixture slowly. Pour into crust. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes or until set.
Meringue
6Beat whites and salt until soft peaks form. Add sugar gradually. Beat until glossy. Beat in extracts.
7Spread over the hot filling so that it touches the edge of the crust. Return to oven and brown for 8-10 minutes.
Grandma’s Rhubarb Meringue Pie