Crumb Topped Rhubarb Recipes

CRUMB-TOPPED RHUBARB CRUNCH

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first four ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press half of the mixture into a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Set remaining crumb mixture aside for topping. Sprinkle rhubarb over crust; set aside., In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and cornstarch; gradually whisk in water until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Remove from the heat; whisk in vanilla. Pour over rhubarb. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour or until bubbly and lightly browned. Serve warm with ice cream if desired.

CRUMB-TOPPED RHUBARB

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine rhubarb, flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt. Spoon into a greased 11x7-in. baking dish; set aside., In a bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar and oats. Cut in butter until crumbly; sprinkle over rhubarb mixture. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly.

RHUBARB CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup flour, 1/3 cup oats, 3/4 cup sugar and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Stir in 6 tablespoons melted butter and 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts; squeeze into large crumbles and place in the freezer. Toss 2 pounds chopped rhubarb, 1/3 cup sugar, 1/4 cup flour, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/2 teaspoon orange zest and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a 8-by-8-inch glass or ceramic baking dish. Scatter the crumble on top and bake in a preheated 375 degrees F oven until golden and bubbly, 45 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes; serve with whipped cream.

CRUMB TOP RHUBARB PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Combine 1 cup flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt in bowl; cut in 1/3 cup butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in enough water with fork just until flour is moistened.
• Shape dough into ball; flatten slightly. Roll out on lightly floured surface into 12-inch circle. Fold into quarters. Place dough into 9-inch pie pan; unfold, pressing firmly against bottom and sides. Trim crust to 1/2 inch from edge of pan. Crimp or flute edge. Set aside.
• Combine all filling ingredients except rhubarb in bowl. Add rhubarb; toss until well coated. Spoon into prepared crust. Set aside.
• Combine 1/2 cup flour and 1/3 cup sugar in bowl; cut in 1/4 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle mixture over rhubarb. Cover edge of crust with 2-inch strip aluminum foil. Bake 50-60 minutes or until topping is golden brown and filling bubbles around edges. Remove aluminum foil during last 10 minutes, if desired.

RHUBARB CUSTARD PIE WITH STREUSEL CRUMB TOPPING

Steps:

• Prick pie shell with fork and bake at 450 for 5 minutes.
• Combine rhubarb, flour, salt,sugar, and let sit for 15 minutes.
• Beat eggs slightly and add vanilla.
• Stir vanilla and eggs into rhubarb mixture and pour into pie shell.
• Topping:.
• Stir together flour and sugar. Cut butter into mixture until it is crumbly and well incorporated.
• Sprinkle over pie.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes and then reduce heat and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes more.

CRUMBLE TOPPING FOR RHUBARB-BERRY CRUMBLES

Steps:

• Put butter and brown sugar, and orange zest if desired, in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until creamy. Stir in flour and salt. Work mixture through fingers until it forms coarse crumbs ranging in size from peas to gum balls.

RHUBARB CRUMB BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan. Line with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides. Butter and flour parchment and pan, tapping out excess flour.
• Make streusel: Whisk together butter, brown sugar, and salt. Add flour and mix with a fork until large crumbs form. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Make cake: In a medium bowl, combine rhubarb, brown sugar, and 1/4 cup flour. In another medium bowl, whisk 3/4 cup flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy; beat in eggs, one at a time. With mixer on low, beat in vanilla, then flour mixture. Spread batter in prepared pan. Sprinkle with rhubarb and top with streusel.
• Bake cake until golden and a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs attached, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool completely in pan. Using paper overhang, lift cake from pan. Cut into 16 bars.

RHUBARB CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Tip 500g thumb-length chunks of rhubarb into a saucepan with 100g golden caster sugar and 3 tbsp port, if using.
• Cover and simmer on a very low heat for 15 mins, adding more sugar if you want. When soft (but still holding its shape) and sweet enough, pour the rhubarb into a medium baking dish.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
• To make the topping, rub 140g self-raising flour and 85g chilled butter together with your fingers until you have a soft, crumbly topping.
• Now add 50g light brown muscovado sugar and 50g chopped walnuts, if using. Mix together with your hands.
• Scatter the topping over the rhubarb and bake for 30 mins or until golden brown on top.
• Serve piping hot with a big jug of thick vanilla custard. Refer to the tip for a recipe.

RHUBARB CRUMBLE PIE

Steps:

• Topping: Combine flour& sugar in a bowl; using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until mixture is in fine crumbs.
• Set aside.
• PIE: Combine sugar, flour& salt in a bowl; whisk in egg until smooth.
• Add rhubarb& toss to coat.
• Scrape into pie shell& dot with butter.
• Sprinkle topping evenly over filling.
• Bake in the bottom third of a preheated 425F oven for 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350F& continue baking until topping is golden& filling is bubbly, about 40 minutes.
• Remove from oven& cool on a rack.

CRUMB-TOP RHUBARB CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place pie shell into a 10-inch pie plate. Combine eggs, rhubarb, white sugar, milk, cornstarch, nutmeg, and salt in a bowl. Pour mixture into pie shell.
• Blend flour, brown sugar, and margarine in a bowl using an electric mixer until combined. Sprinkle mixture on top of pie.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven; reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Return to oven and continue to bake until set and golden brown, about 40 minutes more.

CRUMB-TOPPED STRAWBERRY RHUBARB PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Whisk 1 cup of flour and salt in a bowl.
• Cut 1/3 cup of butter into the flour mixture with a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Moisten with water, 1 tablespoon at a time, just until the mixture holds together. Shape the dough into a ball, and roll out into a 12-inch circle on a floured work surface. Crust will be thin. Fold the dough gently into quarters, and lay into a 9-inch pie dish; unfold the dough and center the crust in the pie dish. Trim the crust to 1/2 inch of overhang, and crimp or flute the edge of the crust. Refrigerate crust while making filling.
• Mix 1 1/4 cups of sugar, 1/3 cup of flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Mix in the rhubarb and strawberries, and pour into the crust-lined pie dish. Sprinkle with pecans. Mix 1 cup of flour with 2/3 cup of sugar in a bowl, and cut 1/3 cup of butter into the mixture with a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs; sprinkle the crumb topping evenly over the pie filling. Cover the edge of the pie with strips of aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the crumb topping is golden brown and the filling bubbles around the edges, 50 to 60 minutes. Remove foil for the last 10 minutes of baking to brown the pie edge.