Orange Rhubarb Butter Food

ORANGE RHUBARB PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 1 cup sugar, flour and salt. Stir in orange juice and butter. In a small bowl, lightly beat egg yolks; stir into the orange juice mixture until blended. Add rhubarb. , In a large bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks begin to form; gradually beat in remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until stiff peaks form. Fold into rhubarb mixture. , Pour into pie shell. top with nuts. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 325°; bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown. Cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning if necessary. Cool on a wire rack. Store in the refrigerator.

RHUBARB CRISP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease an 8- or 9-inch square baking or gratin dish with a little butter. Toss rhubarb with white sugar, orange or lemon juice and zest, and spread in baking dish.
• Put the 6 tablespoons butter in a food processor along with brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt, and pulse for about 20 or 30 seconds, until it looks like small peas and just begins to clump together. Add oats and pecans and pulse just a few times to combine.
• Crumble the topping over rhubarb and bake until golden and beginning to brown, 45 to 50 minutes.

RHUBARB & ORANGE SLUMP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Place the rhubarb in a pan with the orange juice and 50g/2oz of the sugar. Heat gently to dissolve the sugar, then cover and cook for a few mins until the rhubarb is softened but still holding its shape, about 5 mins. Tip into a 1.5-litre gratin dish.
• Put the flour, orange zest and remaining sugar in a bowl, add the butter, then rub in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the milk to make a soft dough. Drop 8 spoonfuls of mixture over the rhubarb and scatter with the almonds. Bake for 25-30 mins until the topping is crisp and golden. Serve warm with mascarpone or crème fraîche.

RHUBARB & ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Tip the rhubarb into a bowl and sprinkle over 50g of the sugar. Stir so the rhubarb is covered, then set aside for 30 mins to draw out some of the juices (macerate). Meanwhile, grease and line the base and sides of a 23cm loose-bottomed, round cake tin with baking parchment and heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
• Tip remaining sugar, the butter, orange zest and juice into a large bowl and beat with an electric whisk until well blended. Add the flour, almonds, baking powder and eggs, then beat again until smooth. Fold in the rhubarb and any juices. Spoon into the tin and level the top.
• Sprinkle with the flaked almonds, then bake in the centre of the oven for 1 hr-1 hr 15 mins until risen, golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cover with foil if the cake starts to brown too much during cooking. Leave in the tin for 15 mins before removing and cooling completely on a wire rack. Dust with a little icing sugar before serving.

RHUBARB BUTTER

Steps:

• Cut the rhubarb into 1" chunks.
• Using a blender or a food processor add the water and rhubarb. Blend. This should make about 3 cups of pulp.
• Place in a heavy pan. Bring to a boil.
• Add sugar and cinnamon.
• Cook, stirring all the time until it looks like fruit butter.
• If you want add up to 4 drops of food coloring. It will be a beautiful color. Grandma did this, Mom and I never have.
• Ladle into hot prepared jars.
• Process at once in a hot water bath (212 degrees) for 5 minute.
• Remove and place on clean towel.
• Cool and wait for that beautiful popping sound.

RHUBARB ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine rhubarb, 1/4 cup of the sugar, and orange peel; let stand 5 minutes.
• Stir together flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Combine eggs, buttermilk, and butter; add all at once to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened.
• Gently fold in rhubarb mixture.
• Fill greased muffin pans 2/3 full.
• Bake at 375ºF for 20 to 25 minutes. Dust warm muffins with powdered sugar.

ORANGE RHUBARB COMPOTE

Steps:

• trim the rhubarb of it's ends and split each stalk down the middle. Chop the rhubarb into 1 centimeter chunks.
• In a large bowl, toss the rhubarb with the sugar, orange liquor, and orange zest.
• In a medium-heavy bottomed pan over medium heat, melt your butter. when the butter melts, add the sugar coated rhubarb. cook over medium heat, undisturbed, for 2 minutes. when rhubarb has started to release juices, gently stir.
• continue cooking over medium heat until all the juices release from the rhubarb, and it begins to slightly thicken, or about 15 minutes. The compote will be thick, and the rhubarb slightly tender.

GLAZED ORANGE-RHUBARB LOAF

Steps:

• Measure out rhubarb. Defrost frozen rhubarb, then drain well and pat dry. If using fresh rhubarb, chop finely.
• Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
• Lightly grease a 9x5-inch (1.5-L) loaf pan. Stir rhubarb with 1/4 cup (50 mL) sugar and set aside.
• Finely grate peel from 2 oranges to make about 2 tablespoons (30 mL), and squeeze out 1 cup (250 mL) juice.
• Measure 2 tablespoons (30 mL) of this juice into a dish. Stir in 2 tablespoons (30 mL) sugar and set aside to glaze loaf.
• In a medium-size bowl, beat egg.
• Stir in remaining juice, grated peel and vanilla.
• Measure flour, 3/4 cup (175 mL) sugar, baking powder, soda and salt into a large mixing bowl.
• Stir with a fork until blended and make a well in centre. Pour in egg mixture and cooled melted butter.
• Stir just until evenly combined.
• Batter is very thick.
• Stir in rhubarb mixture and nuts just until evenly distributed.
• Turn into prepared pan. Batter will almost fill the pan. Smooth top.
• Bake in centre of preheated 350F (180C) oven until top is golden and a skewer inserted into centre comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 to 20 minutes.
• Place pan on a rack.
• Stir orange juice and sugar mixture. Pour over top of hot loaf.
• Cool loaf in pan for 10 minutes. Then, turn out of pan and place loaf on rack to finish cooling.
• Loaf will keep well, covered, at room temperature for up to 2 days; store in refrigerator if longer. Or wrap airtight and freeze.

RHUBARB-ORANGE MARMALADE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine rhubarb and 4 cups sugar; cover and refrigerate overnight., Peel rind from oranges; cut into very thin strips, about 1 in. long. Place strips in a small bowl; cover with boiling water. Let stand 30 minutes; drain. Trim white pith from oranges; discard pith. Cut oranges into 1/2-in. chunks, reserving juices. Discard membranes and seeds., In a Dutch oven, combine rhubarb mixture, orange peel, orange chunks with juices, walnuts, raisins and remaining sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until thickened., Remove from heat; skim off foam. Carefully ladle hot mixture into seven hot sterilized half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.