Pithiviers Of Rhubarb With Strawberry Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine rhubarb, water, sugar, lemon zest and salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat until rhubarb is soft, about 10-15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in strawberries, lemon juice and cinnamon. If desired, add food coloring. Cool. Serve over cake.

Steps:

• To make the pithiviers, peel any coarse strings from the rhubarb with a vegetable peeler. Cut into quarter-inch slices and place in a mixing bowl with a quarter-cup of the sugar. Set aside for two hours at room temperature.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the ground almonds, the remaining two tablespoons of sugar, cornstarch, sour cream, egg yolk and Cognac. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean and add to the mixture, whisking gently to combine. Drain the rhubarb in a sieve, pressing gently to remove liquid. Stir the rhubarb into the custard mixture.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Cut leaves of phyllo dough in half. Place a sheet of phyllo on a lightly buttered baking sheet and brush with melted butter. Repeat twice, buttering each layer. Gently spoon the rhubarb mixture into the center of the pastry, leaving a one-inch border unfilled. Brush the edges of the pastry with egg yolk. Cover with three sheets of phyllo, buttering each as before. With a sharp paring knife, trim off the pastry edges, leaving a neat 8- to 10-inch circle (use a dinner plate as a guide). If desired, cut the pastry trimmings to form leaves and lay them over the center of the pastry. Brush the leaves with egg yolk to glaze, but do not glaze the top sheet of pastry. Use the back of a small knife blade to trace leaf ''veins.''
• Bake until the pastry is golden brown, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool briefly.
• While the pithiviers is baking, make the strawberry sauce. Reserve one well-shaped strawberry for garnish. Puree the remaining strawberries in a food processor with the lemon juice and sugar until smooth, scraping down the mixture as needed. Strain and correct seasoning with more lemon juice and/or sugar if necessary. Chill until needed.
• Place the reserved strawberry in the center of the warm pithiviers. Serve in wedges, with a little of the cool strawberry sauce spooned alongside each serving. Pass the remaining sauce.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine strawberries, rhubarb and sugar; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into fruit mixture. Cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Serve warm or refrigerate, covered, and serve cold.

Steps:

• Combine sugar, orange juice, cornstarch, and vanilla in a large sauce pan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Add strawberries and rhubarb; reduce heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and mash the cooked berries with a fork. Stir in food coloring, if using. Serve warm or cold.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, bring rhubarb and jelly to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until rhubarb is tender. Remove from the heat. , Mash with a potato masher. Stir in the strawberries and sugar; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; cool. Pour into freezer containers; refrigerate or freeze. Serve as a side dish or over ice cream or waffles.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine rhubarb, strawberries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice and cinnamon.
• On lightly floured surface, roll out half of the pastry and line a nine-inch pie plate.
• Spoon in filling.
• Roll out pastry for top crust; using pastry wheel or knife, cut into 1-inch wide strips.
• Brush pastry rim with some of the beaten egg.
• Gently weave strips over the pie to form lattice; trim and flute the edge.
• Brush lattice with beaten egg. Sprinkle top with sugar if using.
• Bake on a baking sheet with sides in a 425 degree Fahrenheit oven for 15 minutes. Tip: If you do not have a cookie sheet handy, make a drip catcher out of foil paper, larger than the bottom of the pie plate, and place it under the pie plate and up the sides loosely.
• Reduce heat to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for 50 to 60 minutes longer or until rhubarb is tender, filling thickened, and the crust is golden.
• Let stand for 15 to 20 minutes before cutting.