| A Riot of Rhubarb Recipes |
| Rhubarb Custard Meringue Dessert 1st Layer: Crumble these ingredients together and press in a 9� x 13� pan. Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees. � cup butter 2 cups flour 2 tbs. sugar. 2nd Layer: Mix these ingredients and pour on baked crust. Then bake 45 minutes or until firm at 350 degrees. 5 cups rhubarb chopped small 6 egg yolks 2 cups sugar 4 tbs. Flour 1 cup cream or half & half 3rd Layer: Beat on high speed egg whites until foamy. While you continue beating, add sugar one tbs. at a time, until meringue will form stiff peaks. Add vanilla. Spread on baked custard. Bake 10 to 15 minutes more until lightly browned. 6 egg whites 12 Tbs. Sugar 2 tsp. vanilla |
Easy Rhubarb Cake 1/2 cup shortening or butter 1 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg 1 1/2 t. salt 1 t. baking soda 1 cup buttermilk (or 1 cup milk and 1 tbs. vinegar) 2 cups flour 3 cups rhubarb, cut up Topping 1 t. cinnamon 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cups nuts Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and salt. Add flour and milk alternately. Add rhubarb. Put in a greased 9"x13" pan and sprinkle with topping mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 to 60 minutes. |
| Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake 2/3 cup boiling water � cup rolled oats 2 tbsp. butter or margarine 1/3 cup sugar 2 cups diced rhubarb 1 cup flour 1/2 t. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. salt � tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. baking powder 2/3 cup sugar � cup packed brown sugar � cup oil 1 egg In a medium bowl pour the boiling water over the rolled oats; cover and let stand for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, place butter in an 8x8x2 inch baking pan and heat in a 350 degree oven about 2 minutes or until melted; stir in the 1/3 cup granulated sugar, sprinkle the rhubarb over the sugar, set aside. In a medium bowl stir together the flour, baking powder, soda, cinnamon, salt; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine 2/3 cup of sugar, brown sugar, oil and egg; beat until combined. Add the oat mixture, beating just until combined. Carefully pour the cake Batter atop the rhubarb mixture. Bake in a 350 degree oven about 50 minutes or till a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a knife along sides of the pan to loosen cake; invert onto a serving plate. Serve warm. Makes 9 servings. (Can be doubled and cooked in a 9x13 inch pan.) |