Cranberry And Rhubarb Food

CRANBERRY RHUBARB UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Place oats in a small bowl; add boiling water. Cover and let stand for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, pour butter into an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray; sprinkle with 1/3 cup brown sugar. Add cranberries and rhubarb. , In a large bowl, beat the egg, sugar, oil and remaining brown sugar. Stir in oat mixture. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; gradually beat into egg mixture until blended. Fold in walnuts. Spoon over fruit. , Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Immediately invert onto a serving plate. Serve warm.

RHUBARB CRANBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the oats, rhubarb, chips and cranberries. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool., In a microwave, melt white chocolate; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies; let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

APPLE CRANBERRY RHUBARB CRISP

Steps:

• Topping: Combine all ingredients.
• Mix well.
• Set aside.
• Fruit: Combine sugar, flour and orange rind.
• Add fruits; toss to coat fruit thoroughly with dry ingredients.
• Spoon into 8-cup baking dish.
• Sprinkle topping evenly over fruit.
• Bake at 375 for 40-50 minutes, or until fruit is tender.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

RHUBARB-CRANBERRY COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Whisk 1 cup sugar and next 3 ingredients in large bowl to blend. Mix in rhubarb and cranberries, then concentrate. Transfer to prepared dish. Bake until heated through and bubbling, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, beat butter and remaining 1 cup sugar in medium bowl until blended. Beat in egg and vanilla, then milk. Sift flour, baking powder and salt over; beat batter to blend. Drop batter by scant tablespoonfuls over hot fruit mixture. Bake cobbler until topping is golden and filling is bubbling thickly, about 45 minutes. Transfer cobbler to bowls or goblets and top with ice cream.

RHUBARB CRANBERRY-PINEAPPLE JAM

Steps:

• In a large bowl, add rhubarb and sugar; stir to coat evenly.
• Cover bowl, and place in the refrigerator overnight.
• The next morning, place the rhubarb mixture and crushed pineapple, in a large kettle.
• Bring mixture to a boil over medium heat, lower heat just a bit, and gently boil 15 minutes (stirring constantly).
• Turn off stove, add dry gelatin; mix well.
• Carefully ladle into sterilized glass jars; cover with lids.
• Cool to room temperature, before storing in the refrigerator, or freezer.

CRANBERRY-RHUBARB RELISH

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in large saucepan.
• Cook over med-low heat until sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally.
• Increase heat and boil until cranberries pop, about 10 minutes, stirring.
• Remove from heat.
• Cover and let stand 15 minutes.
• Refrigerate until well-chilled.

RHUBARB CRANBERRY ROLL UPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Generously grease a 9x9-inch baking dish.
• Bring 1 cup of sugar with the cranberry juice and water to a boil in a saucepan and let boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove the cranberry juice mixture from the heat and set aside.
• Sprinkle 3 cups of coarsely-chopped rhubarb into the bottom of the prepared dish.
• Mix the biscuit mix, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, the nutmeg, and cinnamon together in a bow; stir in vegetable oil and milk to make a soft dough. Roll the dough out on a floured surface into a square about 10 inches on each side; spread butter over the dough. Sprinkle 2 cups of finely chopped rhubarb over the butter; sprinkle the rhubarb with 1/4 cup of brown sugar and 2 tablespoons of white sugar. Roll the dough up jellyroll style, gently press the seam down, and cut the roll into 9 slices. Arrange the slices over the rhubarb in the baking dish. Pour the reserved cranberry syrup over the slices; sprinkle with the last 2 tablespoons of sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the biscuit topping is golden brown and the rhubarb is bubbling, 25 to 30 minutes.