About the bake
Rhubarb tastes beautiful when in season during the summer, so why not try Great British Bake Off's Paul Hollywood's Rhubarb Plate Pie, taken from Paul Hollywood's British Baking by Paul Hollywood, £25.00, Hardback Photography © Peter Cassidy
Method
Step 1:
This recipe requires a 24cm pie plate.
Step 2:
For the pastry, put the flour and icing sugar into a bowl, add the butter and rub it in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in just enough water to bring it together into a dough. Knead briefly until smooth, wrap in cling film and leave to rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Step 3:
Heat the oven to 200°C/Gas Mark 6. Set aside about a third of the pastry. Roll out the remainder on a lightly floured surface to a 2–3mm thickness and use to line a 24cm pie plate. Roll out the remaining pastry to form a lid.
Step 4:
For the filling, mix the rhubarb with the custard powder, ginger and caster sugar. Sprinkle the semolina over the pastry base, then spoon the rhubarb mixture evenly on top.
Step 5:
Brush the edges of the pastry with a little beaten egg, then position the pastry lid on top of the pie. Trim off the excess pastry, press the edges together to seal, then crimp. Use the pastry trimmings to make decorations, if you like.
Step 6:
Brush the top of the pie with beaten egg, add any decorations and brush these too. Make 3 small slits in the top to let the steam out. Sprinkle evenly with caster sugar.
Step 7:
Bake for 15 minutes, then lower the oven setting to 180°C/Gas Mark 4 and cook for a further 25 minutes, until the rhubarb is tender and the pastry is golden brown. Leave to rest for 15 minutes before serving with custard, cream or ice cream.
Ingredients
For the pastry
- 275g Allinson's Plain White Flour
- 2 tbsp Silver Spoon Icing sugar
- 140g Butter (unsalted) (cold, diced)
- 3 tbsp Water (ice cold)
- 1 Egg glaze
- 275g Allinson's Plain White Flour
For the filling
- 450g Rhubarb
- 2 tbsp Custard powder
- 1 tsp Ginger (ground)
- 130g Unrefined golden caster sugar (plus extra for sprinkling)
- 1 tbsp Semolina (Fine)
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Ingredients
For the pastry
- 275g Allinson's Plain White Flour
- 2 tbsp Silver Spoon Icing sugar
- 140g Butter (unsalted) (cold, diced)
- 3 tbsp Water (ice cold)
- 1 Egg glaze
- 275g Allinson's Plain White Flour
For the filling
- 450g Rhubarb
- 2 tbsp Custard powder
- 1 tsp Ginger (ground)
- 130g Unrefined golden caster sugar (plus extra for sprinkling)
- 1 tbsp Semolina (Fine)