Rhubarb Recipes - More Than Just Pie!
What can you do with rhubarb if you don't want to bake a pie?
Well, there are muffins and cakes and sauces and compotes and stuffings, etc. Rhubarb in an entree? You bet! How about a beverage or two? Not a problem.
For these and other suggestions for using this versatile veggie (no, it is not a fruit) read on...
If you just love Rhubarb Pie, please visit Rhubarb Pie - 3 Great Recipes
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Rhubarb Muffins - A Recipe
Years ago my mother gave me a church cookbook from a small midwest town. It's the Church of Saint Dominic Cookbook and I doubt if it's still being published. There are no pictures at all - just good old-fashioned recipes. Try this one:"RHUBARB MUFFINS"
INGREDIENTS:
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup oil
1 egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon soda
1-1/4 cup finely chopped rhubarb
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Topping
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup chopped nuts
METHOD:
Combine sugar, oil, egg, buttermilk and vanilla; mix well. Sift flour, salt and soda into oil mixture. Add rhubarb and nuts (optional). Put into 14 - 16 paper lined muffin tins. Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle on top of rhubarb batter. Bake 30 minutes or so at 350 degrees F.
Rhubarb-Apricot-Almond Muffins
Makes 16 Delicous Muffins
This is a recipe I clipped from a newspaper. I must have a hundred newspaper recipe clippings.INGREDIENTS:
2-1/2 c. flour
1 c. blanched, slivered almonds
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 c. brown sugar (light or dark)
1-1/4 c. buttermilk (see Note)
1/2 c. vegetable oil
1 egg
1 tbsp. vanilla
1/2 lb. rhubarb,coarsely chopped
1/2 c. chopped dried apricots
METHOD:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease 16 (2-1/2- inch) muffin cups (or line with paper liners).
In a large bowl, toss together the flour, almonds, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, salt and cinnamon.
In a medium bowl, beat together the sugar, buttermilk, oil, egg and vanilla. Stir this into the flour mixture until just moistened; the batter should be lumpy. Fold the rhubarb and apricots into this batter and then spoon into the muffin cups.
Bake the muffins until a cake tester inserted in the center comes up clean, about 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes. Remove the muffins and allow to cool on wire racks.
Beautiful Rhubarb Muffins
Some of these muffins have recipes - click to see.
Variety is the spice of life!
Rhubarb Crunch Muffins
Rhubarb and Pistachio Muffins
Rhubarb and Orange Crumble Muffin
Rhubarb Coconut Muffin
Rhubarb and Custard Muffins
A Note About Buttermilk
Lots of recipes call for buttermilk but I don't drink it so don't keep it on hand.
So either mix together 1-1/4 cups milk with 1 tablespoon vinegar and allow to stand 30 seconds.
Or buy powdered buttermilk. It's great for baking purposes. Store the box in your freezer. Perfect!
Orange-Rhubarb Breakfast Cake
A Delicious Breakfast Recipe
Here's an excellent recipe for Orange-Rhubarb Breakfast Cake from The Best of Food & Wine (1993 Collection).Makes one 13 x 9 inch cake.
INGREDIENTS:
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
1-1/2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1-1/3 cups (packed) light brown sugar
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup oat bran
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
2 cups fresh rhubarb, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
METHOD:
* Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter a 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
* In a small bowl, using your fingers, rub the granulated sugar and butter together until blended. Mix in the walnuts and 1/2 teaspoon each of the orange zest and cinnamon. Set the streusel topping aside.
* In a large bowl, blend the brown sugar and oil. Add the buttermilk, egg and vanilla and stir to combine. In a medium bowl, toss the flour, oat bran, baking soda, salt and remaining 1 teaspoon orange zest and 1/2 teaspoon cinammon. Stir the dry ingredients into the buttermilk mixture until combined. Fold in the rhubarb.
* Spoon the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the reserved streusel topping over the top. Bake for about 50 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
* Let cool on a rack for at least 10 minutes. Sift the confectioners' sugar on top and serve.
Serve Your Rhubarb Muffins and Cakes in Style
Rhubarb-Strawberry-Ginger Compote
Serves 6
Another of my "newspaper clipping" recipes...Tart and fresh, this dessert is great served over pound cake, or layered with ice cream or whipped cream in goblets or individual serving dishes.
INGREDIENTS:
1-1/2 lb. rhubarb, tops removed and trimmed, coarsely chopped
2 c. water
1/2 c. sugar
1 tbsp. minced fresh ginger
1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and cut in half
1 tbsp. chopped fresh mint
METHOD:
Put the rhubarb in a large saucepan with the water and simmer over medium-high heat until it just begins to lose color, about 3 to 5 minutes. It should be fork-tender, but hold its shape.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer the rhubarb to a bowl.
Pour off and reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking water. Return to the saucepan along with the sugar and ginger. Simmer over medium-high heat until the sugar dissolves.
Remove, add the rhubarb and the strawberries and stir together gently. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.
For a lovely recipe for Strawberry Rhubarb Conserve with nuts and currants visit Holiday Recipes.
It's so delicious on biscuits or pancakes or use it for a dessert sauce on ice cream.
Baked Rhubarb with Raspberries
A Tasty Weight Watchers Rhubarb Recipe
I've got the Best Ever Desserts recipe book from Weight Watchers. There are some scrumptious recipes included that won't wreck your best laid weight loss plans. Here's one for a delicious dessert."Baked Rhubarb with Raspberries".
1 (6-ounce) container raspberries
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup boiling water
1 pound fresh rhubarb, trimmed and cut into 1/2-ince slices or frozen sliced rhubarb
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch salt
6 (3/8-inch thick) slices thawed frozen reduced-fat pound cake.
METHOD:
* Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
* Put the raspberries, brown sugar, and water in a food processor; pulse just until the berries break-up. Pour the mixture through a sieve set over a medium bowl, pressing hard on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible, discard the solids. Stir in the rhubarb, vanilla, and salt.
* Transfer the mixture to a 7 x ll-inch baking dish. Bake until the rhubarb is tender, about 30 minutes, stirring very gently halfway through the baking. Place the baking dish on a rack and cool 10 minutes.
* Meanwhile, toast the pound cake until golden brown. Place 1 slice of cake on each of 6 plates and top evenly with the rhubarb. Serve at once.
PER SERVING (1 slice cake and 2/3 cup rhubarb): Points Value: 5
WEIGHT WATCHERS NOTE: "Rhubarb is more pleasant to eat when its shape is retained, and baking is the best way to ensure this."
The Ultimate Rhubarb Guidebook
"Almost everyone has a patch of rhubarb tucked in a corner of the garden. In this fun and friendly new book, Sandi Vitt and Michael Hickman have compiled nearly 150 recipes featuring this surprisingly versatile plant. From beverages to quick breads, muffins to main courses-plus a large assortment of pies-these recipes will tempt you to enjoy rhubarb throughout the year. Chock full of facts and delicious suggestions,"....." is a must-have for gardeners, cooks, cottagers, and anyone who enjoys the bright flavours of summer."
How to Sweeten Rhubarb with Less Sugar - A Vicki Lansky Tip
"Cut down on the amount of sugar needed in rhubarb sauce by soaking the rhubarb in cold water & a pinch of baking soda prior to cooking. The water will turn black. Drain off this water, add fresh water and cook. The sauce gets sweet with less sugar because you've lowered the acidity level."
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Beautiful Rhubarb Cakes
Click on the photos - you might just get the recipe at Flickr!
When pie just won't do it - try a rhubarb cake. So many varieties, so little time!
Some are fancy-schmancy and some are more rustic. These look just delicious, don't they?
Rhubarb Meringue Cake
Rhubarb Crumb Coffee Cake
Rhubarb and Strawberry Fromage Cake
Upside Down Rhubarb Cake
Strawberry Rhubarb Pudding Cake
Rhubarb Cake Dessert
"Rhubarb Cake Dessert"
INGREDIENTS:
1 box yellow cake mix (with or without pudding)
4 cups diced rhubarb
1 cup sugar
1 pint whipping cream (no substitutes!)
Mix cake according to directions on package and put in buttered 9 x 12-inch pan. Put rhubarb over cake batter. Sprinkle sugar over rhubarb. Pour cream over all. Bake 45 - 60 minues at 350 degrees F. until cake is done.
Voila! An impressive dessert in virtually no time!
Freshly Chopped Rhubarb
How To Freeze Rhubarb
Then you can make your favorite rhubarb treats any time you like! How great is that?
Rhubarb Squares
These Freeze Beautifully
Alas, they are not low-calorie or low-fat but every once in awhile you've just got to let go - right??
"Rhubarb Squares"
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups plus 6 tablespoons flour, divided
5 eggs, separated
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup heavy cream
5 cups chopped rhubarb (about 1/2-in. pieces)
3/4 cups sugar
METHOD:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and vanilla then work in the 2 cups flour. Pat into a 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake until just firm, about 10 minutes.
Beat the egg yolks, granulated sugar, the remaining 2 tablespoons flour, salt and cream and stir in the rhubarb. Pour over the crust. Bake another 50 minutes.
Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form, then slowly add the 3/4 cup sugar until the egg whites form stiff peaks. Spread this over the top of the custard and bake until brown, about 15 minutes. Allow to cool a little before cutting.
Rhubarb-Walnut Stuffing
"Recipe courtesy of Pork: The Other White Meat."This is perfect served with a crown roast of pork. I found the recipe for this stuffing at CooksRecipes.Com along with the instructions for preparing the crown roast of pork.
"Rhubarb-Walnut Stuffing"
INGREDIENTS:
1 pound ground pork, cooked and crumbled
5 cups dry bread cubes
1 (14-1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 cup walnut halves, toasted
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups sliced fresh or frozen rhubarb, thawed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
* Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
* In large bowl thoroughly combine pork, bread cubes, broth, celery, onion, walnuts and seasonings. Mix well.
* In medium saucepan, combine rhubarb and sugar; bring to a boil. Pour over stuffing mixture; mix lightly. Spoon into buttered 2-quart casserole. Cover, bake for 1-1/2 hours.
NOTE: I think that if you leave out the ground pork, this would be delicious with poultry, too. Will try this sometime...
Rhubarb Highball
This is from an old bartenders guide that I've had for years. This recipe doesn't have any alcohol so anyone could enjoy it. However, some have been known to add a jigger of something (rum, maybe?) to jazz it up!"Rhubarb Highball"
6 cups diced pink rhubarb
4 cups sugar
2 cups water
Orange juice
Club soda
Heat sugar and water together in a saucepan. Add rhubarb, and simmer until tender; puree in a blender or rub through a sieve. Mix puree with an equal amount of orange juice. Pour into highball glasses filled with shaved ice to fill each glass 2/3 full. Fill each glass with soda. Garnish with mint.
Delicious Rhubarb Treats - All Ready to Enjoy
Rhubarb Chutney
Amazon Price: $5.95
Follain Irish Jams - Rhubarb and Ginger (12 ounce) by igourmet.com
Amazon Price: $8.99
Savor The Rhubarb
Here's a blog devoted exclusively to Rhubarb - how great is that?
Savor The Rhubarb A Guide to harvesting a healthy Rhubarb Garden. Learn a few crafts, and make some delicious recipes with your produce as well.
It's a compendium of everything rhubarb - from rhubarb festivals, to how to make rhubarb wine, and you won't believe the number of international rhubarb recipes there!
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Evelyn_Saenz
The Woodchucks came over to check out the rhubarb. They love it on ice cream or made into a crisp as in Apple Crisp with rhubarb instead of apples. Posted September 08, 2008 |
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Jewelsofawe
Thanks for coming to my garden. That is cool how you choose to eat only what is local or from your garden. Posted September 04, 2008 |
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BigGirlBlue
I just wanted to let you know I found the frozen rhubarb and am going to try it this week. I'll be back to let you know how it went! Posted September 03, 2008 |
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BigGirlBlue
My DH is a muffin-a-holic so I'll definitely have to try that first muffin recipe. It looks like something he'd cobble up in a few days. Do you know if rhubarb can be bought in a can like other fruit? Much like pumpkin with no additives? Posted August 29, 2008 |
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kab
I had a great rhubarb punch once. The maker was very secretive with her recipe - I hate that. If you have a great recipe share. Posted August 08, 2008 |
