Glazedorangerhubarbloaf Recipes

ORANGE RHUBARB BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, orange zest and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Fold in rhubarb and walnuts., Transfer to two 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

RHUBARB TART WITH ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees with rack in the middle.
• Stir together oj, lime juice and sugar in a bowl.
• Add rhubarb and let stand, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cut pastry in half lengthwise, then roll out each piece into a 11X7 inch rectangle on a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin.
• Arrange pastry rectangles side by side on an ungreased large baking sheet.
• Make a 1/2 inch border around each pastry rectangle by lightly scoring a line parallel to each edge (do not cut all the way through).
• Prick pastry inside border all over with a fork.
• Strain rhubarb mixture through a sieve set over a bowl, reserving liquid.
• Top 1 pastry rectangle (within the border) with half of rhubarb, overlapping slices slightly.
• Repeat with remaining pastry and rhubarb.
• Bake until pastry is puffed and golden (underside of pastry should be golden also) about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile boil reserved rhubarb liquid in a small saucepan, skimming foam if necessary, until reduced to about 1/4 cup, 15 to 18 minutes.
• Transfer tarts to a rack.
• Brush rhubarb and pastry with glaze and sprinkle with zest.
• Suggested accompaniment vanilla ice cream.

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.