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Dessert: Rhubarb Bake ...
Rhubarb is one of my favourite plants - it is so easy to grow. But did you know that it suffers for an identity crisis: some garden books describe it as a 'uncommon vegetable' that is used as a fruit. Be that as it may it is possibly one of the best pie fillers in the world.
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
You'll need:
4 cups rhubarb
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 sticks cinnamon
6 cloves
1 whole orange
Put layer of diced, unpeeled rhubarb in buttered baking dish.
Cover with
half of sugar, then unpeeled orange slices and 1 stick of cinnamon and several
cloves.
Repeat layers until the ingredients are used up.
Sugar Free Rhubarb Pie
The thought of sugar free rhubarb recipes makes your lips pucker. But, sugar free recipes that use rhubarb are easier than you think. For example, take rhubarb cake recipes or rhubarb muffin recipes. When directions call for sugar, replace it with fruit juice concentrates or mild tasting fruit, such as pears or Delicious apples.
Here's a sugar free rhubarb pie recipe that will make you a believer.
4 cups diced, raw rhubarb
2 cups diced peeled sweet apples, such as golden delicious
1/3 cup apple juice concentrate
1/4 cup unbleached flour
1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
Line a pie pan with pie dough. Stir the rhubarb and diced apples together and
arrange them on top of the pie shell. Combine the remaining ingredients and
sprinkle them over the fruit. Dot with 2 tablespoons butter (optional). Cover
the pie with well-pricked pie dough or with a lattice. Bake the pie in a 450-degree
oven for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees and bake for 35 minutes
or until golden brown.
Frozen Rhubarb Daiquiris
Refreshing, and definitely rhubarb!
6 cups chopped raw or frozen rhubarb
1/2 cup water 1-1/2 cups sugar
1 2-liter bottle lemon-lime soda
1 12-oz. can limeaid or lemonade concentrate
1 to 1-1/2 cups white rum
Combine rhubarb and water and bring to a boil over medium heat. Stir in sugar
and heat until sugar is dissolved and rhubarb is soft. Remove from heat and
strain. Let the liquid come to room temperature. Combine remaining ingredients,
add rhubarb juice, and freeze. Stir occasionally while mixture freezes. To
serve, simple spoon frozen daiquiris into glasses and top with a sprig of mint.
Who said rhubard is not fun!