Visit our two Saturday Markets at Shaker Square 8am to Noon and Crocker Park 9am to 1pm.
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Rhubarb Meringue Pie
From Farmer’s Market Cookbook by Ysanne Spevack
A fun springtime dessert… from scratch!
1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour, plus extra for flouring
¼ cup ground walnuts
½ cup chilled butter or margarine, diced
A generous 2 ½ cup unrefined caster sugar or rapadura
4 egg yolks
1½ lb rhubarb, cut into small pieces
Grated rind and juice of 3 oranges
5 tbsp corn starch
3 egg whites
Whipped cream to serve
Sift the flour into a bowl and add the group walnuts. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in 2 tbsp of the sugar with 1 egg yolk beaten with 1 tbsp of water. Mix to a firm dough. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead. Wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Roll out the pastry on a floured surface and use to line a 9 inch fluted flat tin (quiche pan). Prick the base with a fork. Line with foil and fill with baking beans. Bake for 15 minutes.
Put the rhubarb 6 tbsp of the sugar and orange rind in a pan. Cover and cook gently until rhubarb is tender.
Remove the foil and beans from the pastry case, then brush with a little of the remaining egg yolk. Bake for 10-15 minutes until the pastry is crisp.
Blend together the cornstarch and the orange juice in a small bowl. Remove the rhubarb from the heat and stir in the cornstarch mixture then bring back to a boil, stirring constantly until thickened. Cook for an additional 1-2 minutes. Allow the mixture to cool slightly, then beat in the remaining egg yolks. Pour into the cooked pastry case, spreading evenly.
Whisk the egg whites in a large mixing bowl until the form soft peaks, then gradually which in the remaining sugar 1 tbsp at a time, whisking well after each addition.
Spoon the meringue over the filling to cover completely. Bake for 25 minutes until golden. Serve warm or leave to cool for 30 minutes and serve with whipped cream.
Vendors at Crocker Park
Bluebird Meadows, Covered Bridge, Dean’s Greenhouse, Garden Gate Herbs, Hansen’s Greenhouse, Jorgensen’s Apiary, Killbuck Valley Mushrooms, Nature’s Garden Produce, Ohio Farm Direct, Sirna’s Farm, Snake Hill Farm, Tansy Farm, Uncle John’s Plant Farm, Weaver’s Truck Patch, Woolf Farm, Breadsmith of Lakewood, A Friend who Cooks, garden.vineyard.grove, ltd., The Grateful Dog Bakery, Gray House Pies, Homemade Delights, Judy’s Oasis, Lucy’s Sweet Surrender, Ohio City Pasta, The Olive Tap, pZazz Hot Sauces, Sweetie Pie Bakery, Tatum’s Mom’s Cookies, Zoss, the Swiss Baker, Ana Banana Jewelry, Green Clean, Partners in Pottery, Sunshine Couture, Trish Supples, Treasures, Master Gardeners
Vendors at Shaker Square
Blissful Acres, Bowen Farm Garden, Cormack’s Market Garden, Country Gristmill, Covered Bridge Gardens, Deer Run Farm, Firefly Farm, Goodell Family Farm, Hamper Homestead Farm, Immaculata Farm, Killbuck Valley Mushrooms, Middle Ridge Gardens, Millgate Farm, Morning Song Garden, Muddy Fork Farm, Oasis Acres, Ohio Farm Direct, Ohio Honey Company, Plum Creek Farm, Rootstown Organic Farm, Rosa’s Front Porch, Salash Farm, Scales to Tails, Sleeping Dragon Botanicals, Snake Hill Farm, Tea Hills Farm, Woolf Farm, Carol’s Eatable Art, Chooch & Pootan, Conchy’s Cabana Cubana, Dewey’s Coffee, A Friend Who Cooks, Gray House Pies, Hillfarm Feast, Homemade Delights, Jenny’s Sweets, Judy’s Oasis, La Campagna, Lucy’s Sweet Surrender, Ohio City Pasta, The Olive Tap, Rapunzel’s Cottage, Reilly’s, Zoss the Swiss Baker, Exquisite Soaps, Designs by Arielle and Pamela, JohnE’s Massage Works, Lake Erie Artist Gallery, Lise Anderson Jewelry, Scarlett O, Truly Namaste Natural Skin Care, Virescent Designs, Master Gardeners, Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
Focus on Health:
Rhubarb is a good source of Magnesium, Fiber, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Calcium, Potassium and Manganese.
Go Green!
Visit Green Clean a new vendor this year at the Crocker Park Farmers Market for cleaning products that are local, environmentally-friendly, and safe for you and your family!
