Fresh Rhubarb Crunch Food

MOM'S RHUBARB CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
• Mix rhubarb, 1 tablespoon flour, sugar, water, cinnamon, and allspice together in a bowl. Mix oats, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup flour together in a separate bowl; add butter and mash into the oats mixture with a pastry cutter until crumbly.
• Press about half the oats mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Spread rhubarb mixture over the oats mixture; top with remaining oats mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven until rhubarb layer is set, about 45 minutes.

RHUBARB CRUNCH

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon and butter; mix until crumbly. Press half of the mixture into an ungreased 9-in. square baking pan. Sprinkle with rhubarb. For topping, combine sugar and cornstarch and water until smooth in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in vanilla and food coloring if desired. Pour over the rhubarb. Top with the remaining crumb mixture. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until bubbly. Serve warm.

FRESH RHUBARB CRISP

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. If the rhubard is very thick, peel it first to remove some of the outer skin.
• 2. Place sliced rhubarb in a 6x10 inch baking dish. Sprinkle witht the cinnnamon and salt.
• 3. In a bowl, combine the flour and the sugar. Cut in the butter until crumbly. Add almonds or walnuts. Sprinkle the crumbly mixture over the rhubarb.
• 4. Bake for about 35 minutes or until golden brown and rhubarb is soft and cooked. Let cool slightly.
• 5. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, if desired (and of course it is desired!)

STRAWBERRY RHUBARB CRUNCH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, oatmeal, butter, sugar, and cinnamon.
• Mix until crumbly then press half of the mixture into a greased 9"x13" baking pan.
• Cover with the rhubarb and strawberries.
• In a small saucepan, heat the water, cornstarch, and vanilla over medium-low heat until thick and clear, stirring often. This should take about 5 minutes.
• Pour over the rhubarb/strawberry layer.
• Top with the remaining crumb mixture and bake for 60 minutes.

RHUBARB CRUNCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a large mixing bowl combine rhubarb, white sugar, and 3 tablespoons flour. Stir well and spread evenly into baking dish. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl combine brown sugar, oats, and 1 1/2 cups flour. Stir well then cut in butter or margarine until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle mixture over rhubarb layer.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes. Serve hot or cold.

STRAWBERRY RHUBARB CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the fruit, toss the rhubarb, strawberries, 3/4 cup of the granulated sugar and the orange zest together in a large bowl. In a measuring cup, dissolve the cornstarch in the orange juice and then mix it into the fruit. Pour the mixture into an 8-by-11-inch baking dish and place it on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
• For the topping, in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the flour, the remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the brown sugar, salt and oatmeal. With the mixer on low speed, add the butter and mix until the dry ingredients are moist and the mixture is in crumbles. Sprinkle the topping over the fruit, covering it completely, and bake for 1 hour, until the fruit is bubbling and the topping is golden brown. Serve warm with ice cream.

RASPBERRY- RHUBARB CRUNCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt in large bowl.
• Cut in butter until crumbly.
• Reserve 1 1/4 cups for topping.
• Press remaining crumbs into ungreased 9-inch square pan.
• Drain raspberries, reserving syrup.
• Set raspberries aside.
• Add enough water to syrup to make 1 cup.
• Place mixture in small saucepan.
• Combine 1/2 cup sugar and cornstarch and add to syrup mixture in pan.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• Top oat mixture in pan with reserved raspberries and rhubarb.
• Pour cooked syrup mixture over fruit and sprinkle with reserved topping.
• Bake for 1 hour or until golden brown.
• Cool in pan on rack.
• Cut into squares and serve with whipped cream or ice cream.

RHUBARB STRAWBERRY CRUNCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, mix white sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, strawberries, and rhubarb. Place the mixture in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Mix 1 1/2 cups flour, brown sugar, butter, and oats until crumbly. You may want to use a pastry blender for this. Crumble on top of the rhubarb and strawberry mixture.
• Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until crisp and lightly browned.