28 May, 2011

Rhubarb pie

[ Rhubarb cake, rhubarb pie, rhubarb compote, rhubarb-rhubarb-rhubarb - there's never too much rhubarb! ]











My grandmother had a huge rhubarb growing in her garden. And as me and my sister were little girls we used to eat a lot of it! With sugar only :)

What shocked me some time ago, was seeing a clip in Jamie Oliver's School Dinners show, where he showed a bunch of UK schoolkids (about 11 of age) different vegetables and fruits to recognise. And when he picked up the rhubarb, no-one knew what it was! This was more than sad...

One sunny evening, after a long workday, i arrived home and received a gift from my neighbour Kaja - it was rhubarb from her summer-home's garden. You can imagine my happy big smile at that moment (and the little head filled with all kinds of ideas instantly!). The next day i decided to start baking, finally.

I had to go to hairdresser's that day (and i never show up there without a cake!) - so this pie was dedicated to my girls Aili and Irina. Having bought a new product - Blueberry flour - some days before, i decided to think of a way to experiment with this in the same pie.