Rhubard Pie

Serves 10, Prep: 30 min, Total: 6 hours

• Pie Dough
• All-purpose flour, for dusting
• 1 3/4 pounds (about 6 cups) rhubarb, ends trimmed, cut crosswise into 3/4-inch pieces
• 3/4 cup (or 2/3)
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• Pinch of salt
• Orange zest 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. with rack in lowest level. In a large bowl, toss rhubarb with sugar, cornstarch, orange zest and salt. Pour into pie shell; sprinkle with Crumble Topping. Place pie on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet.
2. Place pie in oven; reduce heat to 375 degrees. Bake until topping is browned and crust is lightly browned, about 1 1/2 hours. (If topping or crust begins to brown too quickly, tent with foil.) Cool completely before serving.

 Crumble Topping

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• Pinch of salt
• 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (cut into small pieces)

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, mix flour, light-brown sugar, granulated sugar, and salt. With your hands, work in butter until large, moist clumps form. Chill, covered, until ready to use.

 Source: Everyday Food (with small changes)

 

Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake

Makes one 9-inch cake; Serves 10

FOR THE TOPPING

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• Coarse salt

FOR THE CAKE

• 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for buttering pan
• 1 pound rhubarb, trimmed and cut on a very sharp diagonal about 1/2 inch thick
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• Coarse salt
• 1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest plus 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup sour cream

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make the topping: Stir together butter, flour, sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt until moist and crumbly.
2. Make the cake: Butter a 9-inch round cake pan (2 inches deep). Dot with 4 tablespoons butter (cut into pieces). Toss rhubarb with 3/4 cup sugar; let stand for 2 minutes. Toss again, and spread in pan.
3. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Beat remaining stick butter and cup sugar with a mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Beat in zest and juice. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until incorporated, scraping down sides of bowl. Beat in flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with sour cream, until smooth. Spread evenly over rhubarb. Crumble topping evenly over batter.
4. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and top springs back when touched, about 1 hour. Let cool for 10 minutes. Run a knife around edge of cake, and invert onto a wire rack. Let cool completely.

Let the cake cool for 10 minutes before removing it from the pan. The rhubarb will be too hot to handle safely right after baking. But if the cake sits much longer, it may stick.

Source: Martha Stewart Living

Rhubarb Custard

Makes 6

3/4 cup sugar

12 ounces rhubarb trimmed and cut crosswise (1/4 in thick)

1 cup whole milk

1/2 cup heavy cream

1/3 cup flour

2 large eggs plus large egg yolk

Heat oven to 350.  Butter six 5 1/2in gratin dishes (1 inch deep) and dust with sugar;  arange on a rimmed baking sheet.  Toss rhubarb with 1/4 cup sugar, and divided among dishes.  Cover each first with parchment and then with foil, and bake until rhubarb is just beginning to release liquid and soften, about 30 minutes.

Puree milk, cream, flour, egg and yolk, remaining 1/2 cup of sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a blender until smooth.  Divide mixture evenly among dishes.  Bake, uncovered, until just set, 22 to 24 minutes.  Let cool for 20 minutes.

Rachel's Thoughts: I don't have gratin dishes, so I just used some small pyrex ones and covered with one layer of rhubarb.

Source: Martha Stewart Living

Rhubard Lime Sherbet

Ingredients

• 6 oz (two large stalks) of rhubarb, washed and trimmed
• 1/4 cup + 2 tbs sugar
• 1/3 cup water
• 3 tbs freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1 cup whole milk

Thinly slice rhubarb. In a medium nonreactive sauce pan, combine rhubarb, sugar, and water. Bring to a boil over medium heat and let simmer 5 minutes, until rhubarb is soft and cooked through. Remove from heat and let cool.

Puree rhubarb mixture in a blender or food processor and scrape into a medium bowl. Add lime juice and milk and stir until combined. Thoroughly chill for 4 hours (or overnight) in the refrigerator. Freeze in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Source: Modern Domestic Blog
Note to Self -Double recipe for my ice cream maker!