Rhubarb Crumble Bars

I've had Rhubarb in my vegetable garden for some time now but I've never done anything with it.

I decided to lookup some recipes and I came up with Rhubarb Cake and Rhubarb Crumble Bars. I really like Strawberry Rhubarb Cake but I wanted to try something a little different. This recipe comes from the Martha Stewart website (the video is located here) and I was actually pretty impressed with it. Take a look and let me know what you think!



Ingredients (Rhubarb Mixture):
1/2 - Pound of Rhubarb
1 - Tbsp of Brown Sugar
1/2 - Cup Flour

Ingredients (Crumble):
1/2 - Cup Brown Sugar
1 - Cup of Flour
6 - Tbsp of unsalted melted butter

Ingredients (Cake Base):
3/4 - Cup Flour
1/2 - Tsp of Baking Powder
1/4 - Tsp of Fine Salt
3/4 - Icing Sugar
1/2 - Cup of unsalted soften Butter
2 - Eggs
1/2 - Tsp of Vanilla Extract


Directions (Rhubarb Mixture):
Trim the ends of the Rhubarb and discard the leaves (they are poisonous or so I'm told).

(This is more than 1/2 lbs)

Cut the Rhubarb into small pieces and put into a bowl.

 (I only ended up using about a 1/4 of this and freezing the remained)

Measure out 1/4 Cup of flour.

Add it to the Rhubarb along with the Tbsp of brown sugar (not shown).

Mix together. The flour will help to absorb some of the natural waters in the Rhubarb and the Brown Sugar gives a tangy sweat balance.

Directions (Crumble):
Measure out a 1/2 cup of Brown Sugar.

Add to a bowl with the flour.

Melt 6 Tbsp of butter (about 100ml).

Add to the flour mixture.

Mix together with a fork until it forms clumps and everything starts to combined, then set it aside.

Directions (Cake Base):
In a large bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
Measure out 3/4 cups of icing sugar.

Add it to another large bowl with the softened butter.

Beat until combined.

Add your eggs one at a time making sure to fully mix after each one. Then mix in the vanilla extract.

Pour in the flour mixture and mix together.

Get an 8 x 8 baking disk. Butter, line with parchment paper and lightly flour. Make sure to leave enough paper hanging over the edges to allow for easy removal. Spread the mixture into the baking dish and spread evenly with a spatula.

Sprinkle the Rhubarb mixture evenly over the top.

Then the Crumble mixture goes over top.

Put into a 350 degree oven and bake for 40 - 45 minutes. A tooth pick inserted into the center should come out with moist crumbs.

Once the crumble bars come out of the oven you want to let them cool completely before removing them from the pan.

Cut up pieces and enjoy :)

 (I'm going to have a piece with some ice cream and I'll update the photo once I do)