Christina's Rhubarb Pie

Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour
Total time: 1 hour, 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 cups chopped rhubarb
  • 1 1/3 cups white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
  • 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double-crust pie

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 °F (230 °C).

Combine sugar and flour. Sprinkle 1/4 of it over pastry in pie plate. Heap rhubarb over this mixture. Sprinkle with remaining sugar and flour. Dot with small pieces of butter. Cover with top crust.

Place pie on lowest rack in oven. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 °F (175 °C), and continue baking for 40 to 45 minutes. Serve.