Rhubarb Tart With Shortbread Crust Food

RHUBARB TART WITH SHORTBREAD CRUST

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring rhubarb, sugar and water to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir until thickened and rhubarb is tender. Cool slightly. Transfer to a food processor; cover and process until mixture is smooth; set aside., For crust, place the flour, pecans, butter, confectioners' sugar and salt in a food processor; cover and process until crumbly. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. tart pan with removable bottom. Bake crust at 350° for 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned., Meanwhile, in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat, whisk the egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice, zest and rhubarb mixture until blended. Add butter; cook until butter is melted, whisking constantly. Stir in food coloring if desired; pour into prepared crust., Bake at 350° 12-15 minutes longer or until center is almost set. Cool completely on a wire rack. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Just before serving, dust with confectioners' sugar.

RHUBARB CRUMBLE TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F. Have a 9 inch tart pan with a removable bottom ready.
• Toss the rhubarb with the rest of the filling ingredients in a bowl, mix well, and set aside.
• Cream the soft butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Beat in the vanilla paste and salt. Note: it's important that your butter be at room temperature. I like to leave it out overnight when I know I'll be baking.
• With the mixer on low, slowly add the flour and mix just until there is no dry flour left. Don't over mix.
• Take 2/3 of the dough and pat it into the bottom of your tart pan. I like to scatter the dough in crumbles across the bottom, and then start to pat it down. It helps to flour your fingers, or use the bottom of a metal measuring cup to tamp it down. Take the time to get the dough evenly distributed. Note: you're not looking to go up the sides of the pan with the dough, just to make an even flat layer. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
• Mix the remaining dough with the rolled oats, breaking it apart with your fingers to make coarse crumbles.
• Arrange the rhubarb on top of the bottom crust. Top evenly with the crumbled dough. It's fine if some of the rhubarb shows through.
• Set the tart pan on a baking sheet, and bake in the preheated oven for about 35 minutes, or until the top is just starting to turn pale golden. I usually lay a sheet of foil loosely over the top for the second half of baking so it doesn't brown too much.
• Let the tart cool for 15 minutes on a rack before releasing the bottom from the sides. Finish cooling on the rack.
• When cool slice the tart into 8 or 10 slices. Serve as is, or with some lightly sweetened whipped cream.

RHUBARB CUSTARD BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine 2 cups flour and 1/4 cup sugar in a bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs; press into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
• Mix 2 cups sugar and 7 tablespoons flour together in a bowl. Whisk cream and eggs into sugar mixture until smooth.
• Spread rhubarb evenly over crust. Pour egg mixture over rhubarb.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bars are set, about 45 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
• Beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth and creamy; fold in whipped topping. Spread cream cheese mixture over rhubarb layer; chill in refrigerator.

RHUBARB SHORTBREAD BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix 1 cup flour, butter, and confectioners' sugar together in a bowl; pack the mixture firmly into the bottom of a 9-inch square baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until the crust hardens slightly and is very fragrant, but not yet browned, about 15 minutes.
• Whisk brown sugar, eggs, white sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and salt together in a bowl until completely smooth; add rhubarb and stir to coat. Pour the rhubarb mixture over the crust.
• Bake in oven until the rhubarb mixture sets, about 40 minutes; cool at least 10 minutes before cutting into bars.

RHUBARB TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix the first 3 ingredients and put in bottom of a 9x13 pan, patting it down lightly.
• Bake for 15 minutes.
• While crust is baking, beat well the next 5 ingredients. Add rhubarb and pour over baked crust.
• Bake at 350 degrees about 50 minutes, or until custard is set.
• Serve chilled.