Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Recipie

Preparation Time...15 minutes

Cook Time...40 minutes

Ingredients...

• 3 cups Rhubarb (sliced)
• 3 cups Strawberries (sliced)
• 1 1/2 cups Sugar
• 1 fresh squeezed Lemon
• 1/4 cup Tapioca
• Pastry for 9 inch Pie Crust
• 2 tablespoons Butter (chopped into small pieces)

Directions...

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
• Mix in rhubarb, strawberries, sugar, lemon, and tapioca into a bowl, stirring occasionally
• Let stand for 15 minutes
• Pour filling into pie crust
• Scatter butter over top of filling
• Add top crust
• Bake for 50 minutes or until golden brown.

Extra Options:  For something a little different you can try a teaspoon orange zest instead of lemon and/or a crumb topping.  The crumb topping will need a cup of flour, a cup of sugar and a 1/2 cup of butter.  Just mix the ingredients together and scatter over the top of the pie.  And, in my opinion strawberry rhubarb pie is best served alongside vanilla ice cream.

Delicious Shortbread Recipe

Preparation Time...15 minutes

Cook Time...35- 40 minutes

Ingredients...

• 2 coups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar (confectioner's sugar)
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 4 tablespoons white sugar

Directions...

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• In a large bowl (can be done in a medium bowl but I used a large one, it's less messier when mixing ingredients) stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and powdered sugar.  
• Stir in the butter, almond and vanilla extracts, and mix until a stiff dough forms (don't be worried if it doesn't hold together immediately, if you want you can add a little bit of milk to speed up the process).  
• Pat dough into a 9-inch round cake pan.  Prick well with a fork.  
• Sprinkle white sugar over the top.  
• Bake until golden brown or for 35 minutes.
• Cut into pizza slices while warm, cool on a wire rack.

Note: The number of servings depends of how thin you cut the slices you should have at least 10.