Rhubarb Curd Squares Recipes

RHUBARB CURD

Steps:

• Place chopped rhubarb in a medium-sized saucepan. Add sugar, water, lemon juice, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until rhubarb is soft, about 10 minutes.
• Pour rhubarb mixture into a mini food processor or blender; blend until smooth, 10 to 20 seconds. Reserve 1/3 cup and return remaining rhubarb mixture to saucepan over low heat.
• Whisk egg yolks together in a small bowl. Slowly add reserved rhubarb mixture, whisking constantly. Slowly whisk egg-rhubarb mixture back into the saucepan and continue whisking for 5 minutes, or until mixture is thickened and the curd coats the back of a metal spoon. Whisk in butter until melted and fully incorporated.
• Pour into a sterile jar and cool. Curd keeps in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

RHUBARB CURD SQUARES

Steps:

• 1. Wash rhubarb and trim as little off the ends as possible. Cut rhubarb into 1-inch chunks. In a small saucepan, heat rhubarb, 1/4 confectioner's sugar, and water on medium. Cook until rhubarb falls apart and there are no whole pieces left, adding water by the tablespoon if rhubarb sticks to the bottom of the pan. At this point, either use an immersion blender to puree the mixture, or push the mixture through a strainer. The first method is definitely easier. 2. Preheat oven to 350. Now, make the shortbread: Sift together the flour and 1/4 c confectioners' sugar. Add and combine melted butter. Use fingertips to press evenly into 8 x 8 pan. Bake 20 minutes, until golden. Let cool on a rack or on the counter. 3. Add a couple inches of water to the pot of a double boiler and set over medium heat. Off heat: Put egg , remaining 1/2 c granulated sugar, almond extract, lemon zest, and lemon juice in the top of the double boiler and whisk to combine. When sugar has dissolved completely, add the hot rhubarb puree by the spoonful, to temper the eggs. When all rhubarb has been added, set bowl over pot; the water should be simmering. Continue stirring the rhubarb mixture; add baking powder towards the end. After about 5 minutes, the mixture will be warm and slightly thickened. At this point, remove from heat. 4. Use an offset spatula to spread curd evenly over shortbread. Bake another 15 minutes, then remove from oven and cool on rack. Refrigerate about 20 minutes, and you'll find that they've firmed up enough to slice cleanly. Cut into 16 equal bars. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

RHUBARB CURD

Steps:

• Put the rhubarb in a blender or food processor and whizz until as fine as it will go. Set a sieve over a bowl, and tip in the rhubarb, pushing pulp with a wooden spoon to get through as much juice as you can.
• Add the eggs, butter, cornflour, sugar and 250ml rhubarb juice (save the rest) to a pan and set over a very low heat. Whisk until all the butter has melted, then, using a wooden spoon, stir constantly until the curd has thickened to a consistency a little thicker than custard. Don't be tempted to increase the heat to speed up the process, as the eggs will curdle; make sure you stir right around the edge, too, as this is where it might catch first.
• Sieve the curd into a clean bowl to get rid of any eggy bits that may have curdled. Stir in 100ml more of the reserved juice and a small splash of grenadine if you would like your curd a bit pinker, before chilling. Once cold, taste - add a splash more rhubarb juice if it needs sharpening, then spoon into jars. The curd will keep, stored in the fridge, for up to a week. Eat on scones, crumpets or hot buttered toast, or dollop into sweet pastry cases to make mini curd tarts.

RHUBARB CUSTARD BARS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour and sugar; cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. , Meanwhile, for filling, combine sugar and flour in a bowl. Whisk in cream and eggs. Stir in the rhubarb. Pour over crust. Bake at 350° until custard is set, 40-45 minutes. Cool. , For topping, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth; fold in whipped cream. Spread over top. Cover and chill. Cut into bars. Store in the refrigerator.

RHUBARB SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a bowl, cream the butter. Incorporate the 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1 1/2 cup flour. Put this mixture in a greased cake pan of 8 inches press firmly on the bottom and sides.
• In a saucepan, cook rhubarb 15 minutes with the 1 1/2 cup brown sugar at medium heat. Let cool.
• In a bowl, mix eggs, 3 tablespoon flour, salt, milk, melted butter and cooked rhubarb. Pour slowly in the cake pan.
• Cook 45 minutes and let cool.
• Cut in 64 squares.

GO ANYWHERE RHUBARB SQUARES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine flour and confectioners' sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press into a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 12 minutes. , For filling, in a large bowl, combine the first four ingredients. Stir in rhubarb; pour over warm crust. , Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. Serve warm if desired. Store in the refrigerator.

RHUBARB SQUARES

Steps:

• Combine flour and powdered sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Press into the bottom of a greased 11-inch x 7-inch x 2-inch baking pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 12 minutes.
• For filling, combine the first four ingredients in a bowl.
• Stir in rhubarb; pour over a warm crust. Bake at 350 F for 35-40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Serve warm if desired.
• Store in refrigerator.