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Title: Rhubarb
Post by: Rosyred on June 22, 2007, 13:08:30
I've been given some very long thick stems so i'm wondering other than stew it what could I do as it may be quite tough. :-\

I'm going to try the rhubarb chutney by EJ. Can I have the cake recipe please.
Title: Re: Rhubarb
Post by: Grant on June 25, 2007, 12:09:31
Recipes for Rhubarb Cake
If you have a favourite recipe, especially a vegetable based recipe, why not send it to me for the site.

 
Sent in by: Sue Cooper

Ingredients

3oz butter
3oz caster sugar
2 eggs
3oz self raising flour
1lb rhubarb
1tbsp demerara sugar for the topping
2 1/2 oz butter
3oz plain flour
1oz caster sugar

Method

Preheat oven to 190 c.

Grease a 8in round cake tin. Cream the butter and sugar, beat in the eggs, fold inthe flour and a pinch of salt.

Slice the rhubarb into 1in pieces and toss in the demerara sugar.

To make the topping, rub the butter into the flour and stir in the sugar.

Pour the cake mix into the tin and arrange the rhubarb on top.

Sprinkle the topping over and bake for 40-45 mins.


Notes:
Serve with a dollop of double cream!!

Title: Re: Rhubarb
Post by: Grant on June 25, 2007, 12:10:57
Forgot made jam with the Rhubarb last year. 
Title: Re: Rhubarb
Post by: Rosyred on June 25, 2007, 19:09:46
That sounds good jam!

Can I have the recipe please
Title: Re: Rhubarb
Post by: Rosyred on June 26, 2007, 12:59:12
1 kg Rhubarb
1 kg sugar
Juice of one lemon

Chop rhubarb into 1" long pieces, put in a thick bottomed stainless steel (never aluminium) pan with just enough water to cover, cook with lemon juice until soft. Add sugar, stir to dissolve and bring heat up to 104 degrees C and boil for a few minutes - mind, as it can splutter at you. Jar quickly. This jam doesn't really set like other fruits do, so don't expect it to. If you want it to have a more "set" appearance substitute 300g of apple for 300g of rhubarb in the above recipe.
For rhubarb & ginger, substitute 100g of crystallised ginger for 100g of rhubarb, but chop it very fine and cook it separately for about 15 minutes in a little water to soften it. Then add to the rhubarb and start cooking. You may want to add 1/2 teaspoon of powdered ginger if it's not gingery enough for you.

Found it so I thought i'd had it. :D