~ Peach Rhubarb Pie with Coconut Pecan Topping Mmmmm

Dear Fans of Hounds Who Cook,

We dogs thought that this recipe might be Excessive due to having a full crust And a strusel topping, but we were wrong and it was stupendous. Our girl and the Elders ate 3/4 pie in one sitting while we dogs ran amok in the Raspberry Patch. We found it on the Pillsbury Website and made it our own.If only we had Photo-graphed it. 'Twas a sight to behold.

Guthrie's Peach Rhubarb Pie
Me's Independent Rating: 3 of 3

1-3/4 cup raw sugar
3 Tb. tapioca flour (generous tablespoons)
1 Tb (scant) cinnamon
dash of salt
1/2 cup orange juice
2 cups chopped rhubarb (1-1/2" lengths)
3 peaches, peeled and cut into 8 wedges and cut in half
pie crust for 2-crust pie

Topping
1 cup chopped pecans
3/4 cup coconut
2 Tb. raw sugar
3 Tb. butter, melted

Line 9" pie pan with one crust. Mix pie ingredients together and pour into pie crust. Roll out top crust and cut with designs or slash x's with a knife in the center of the crust. Lay atop the filled pie pan and flute the edges of the pie, sealing top and bottom crusts together. Bake at 375 for 35-40 min. until juice is bubbling and fluted edge is nicely browned.

While pie is cooking, leave butter in a heat proof bowl by oven vent to melt. Mix pecans, coconut, and sugar together. Toss in melted butter. Remove pie from oven after 35-40 min and sprinkle coconut topping over top crust of pie. Return to oven for 10 minutes to melt and brown the topping.

Cool pie for two hours before serving. Or, as you probably can't wait, prepare for it to be a little soupy when warm.

Notes from Elias: I highly recommend this pie for humans, though dogs find rhubarb to be poisonous. The occasional piece of peach is ok if it is sweet as sugar.

Notes from Guthrie: We like to experiment with Thickening Agents in our pies, according to what we have on hand. You may benefit from knowing the following equivalencies:

1 Tb cornstarch (it's GMO so we never use) = 2 Tb tapioca flour = 2 Tb. flour = 1 Tb arrowroot powder = 1 Tb. potato starch / rice starch

We found this alarmingly comprehensive Subsitutions Reference Manual online for your leisure reading, especially for the novice hound who doesn't know that one squash could be substituted for another. It also boasts some handy suggestions such as equal parts buttermilk and applesauce are a substitute for Butter. As (currently) Wisconsin dogs, we do not believe in substitutes for butter, but isn't that a clever attempt? Here's another Substitutions Chart, the internet is rife with them.