Star Trek Pie

Well I have boldly gone where I have never been before! Following on from the resounding Jam Tart success ,the Lemon Curd Tarts were to die for, I have made what I shall call Star Trek Pie.

Its really a Rhubardb and Strawberry Pie but has been quite a startling adventure.

Firstly the Rhubarb 1.5 lbs cut into 1/2 inch slices! (Sorry if you are metric). I knew that the slices had to be accurate otherwise it wouldnt cook but when I had finish I had a Mount Everest of Rhubarb and Strawberries (12 oz but I only had 8oz) it looked like enough to Sink a small dinghy (notably Bills Dinghy Podgy).

The pie dish is the recommended 9 inches and I realised that this was a sort of Tardis Challenge.

Next the Pastry - make pastry divide in two roll out a 9 inch Circle. I had more of a wobbly Milky Way so I made it fit!! With a knife and some alien science.

I performed the Tardis operation piling 200 tons of Rhubarb into a 9" dish and most of it fitted.

Next the Recipe Comedian said Roll out a 2nd  9 inch circle (Fat Chance) cut a half inch circle off the outer perimiter and then cut the rest into 1/2 inch strips and put as a Lattice work across the pie. Then stuff the circle around the edges.

So I made the 1/2 inch strips and then massacred the scraps into another flat pastry cloud and bodged it around the edges.

So here it is watching me take a picture of it!!