Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie

Name: Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups (12 1/2 ounces) all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons sugar, plus 3 tablespoons for sprinkling; 1 teaspoon salt; 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch slices and chilled; 1/2 cup vegetable shortening, cut into 4 pieces and chilled; 1/4 cup vodka, chilled; 1/4 cup cold water, plus extra for brushing; Filling; 2 pounds rhubarb, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (7 cups); 1 1/4 cups (8 3/4 ounces) sugar; 1 pound strawberries, hulled, halved if less than 1 inch, quartered if more than 1 inch (3 to 4 cups); 3 tablespoons instant tapioca

Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie was pinched from <a href="http://www.cooksillustrated.com/recipes/8361-strawberry-rhubarb-pie" target="_blank">www.cooksillustrated.com.</a>

"Sweet strawberries and tart rhubarb are a winning flavor combination, but they can turn into a soupy mess when baked unless you take steps to manage their high water content. In our recipe, we macerate the rhubarb and some of the strawberries with sugar to draw out their excess liquid; then we… read more..."

INGREDIENTS

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2 1/2 cups (12 1/2 ounces) all-purpose flour

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2 tablespoons sugar, plus 3 tablespoons for sprinkling

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1 teaspoon salt

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12 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch slices and chilled

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1/2 cup vegetable shortening, cut into 4 pieces and chilled

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1/4 cup vodka, chilled

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1/4 cup cold water, plus extra for brushing

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Filling

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2 pounds rhubarb, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (7 cups)

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1 1/4 cups (8 3/4 ounces) sugar

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1 pound strawberries, hulled, halved if less than 1 inch, quartered if more than 1 inch (3 to 4 cups)

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3 tablespoons instant tapioca

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