Rhubarb Custard Bars Recipe 435

RHUBARB CUSTARD BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine 2 cups flour and 1/4 cup sugar in a bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs; press into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
• Mix 2 cups sugar and 7 tablespoons flour together in a bowl. Whisk cream and eggs into sugar mixture until smooth.
• Spread rhubarb evenly over crust. Pour egg mixture over rhubarb.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bars are set, about 45 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
• Beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth and creamy; fold in whipped topping. Spread cream cheese mixture over rhubarb layer; chill in refrigerator.

RHUBARB CUSTARD BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees and line a 9-by-9-inch pan with parchment paper, leaving two edges long so they overhang the pan by at least 1 inch. (This is for lifting the bars out later.)
• In a food processor, pulse together flour, sugar and salt. Add butter and process until a crumbly dough forms. Press dough into the lined pan in an even layer. Don't clean out the food processor, you're going to need it.
• Bake crust until golden at the edges, 35 to 40 minutes, rotating halfway through. Transfer to a wire rack and raise oven temperature to 350 degrees.
• While the crust is baking, make the filling. In a medium saucepan, combine the rhubarb slices and 1 cup sugar. Cook, stirring frequently, over medium-low heat until rhubarb releases its juices. Raise heat and bring to a simmer. Keep simmering, stirring once in a while, until the rhubarb breaks down completely, about 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer the rhubarb and juices to the food processor, and let it sit with the cover off until it cools down a bit, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, using a vegetable peeler, lay the very pink rhubarb stalk on its narrower side. From the edge of the stalk, peel a long strip from the stalk. Continue to peel strips from the stalk, flipping it around the other side to keep it even. (This makes it easier to peel, but don't worry too much about getting uniform strips.) Line up peeled strips and cut into 1 1/2-inch lengths. Some may curl up, and that's fine. You'll have about 1 cup strips.
• To the food processor, add the eggs, remaining 1/4 cup sugar, lemon juice, flour, zest and salt, and pulse until mixture is puréed. Pour into baked shortbread base, and carefully scatter the rhubarb strips on top. It should look a little like confetti. Bake until the filling is set and puffy, 20 to 30 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely in the pan.
• Once cool, use a butter knife to cut at the edges of the crust to release them from the pan, then use the parchment "handles" to lift up and transfer the pastry to a cutting board. Cut into 1 3/4-inch squares. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

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Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 pan.
• 2. Crust: Blend flour and sugar together. Cut in butter with a pastry blender.
• 3. Press crust into pan. Bake for 10 minutes until lightly golden.
• 4. Filling: In large mixing bowl, blend sugar and flour and then eggs, vanilla and rhubarb. Mix well.
• 5. Pour mixture over partially baked crust and continue baking for 30-35 minutes being careful not to over bake.
• 6. Top with powdered sugar, whipped topping or ice cream just before serving. ****Because this is a custard, be sure to refrigerate any leftovers.

RHUBARB CUSTARD BARS

Steps:

• Preheat over to 350°F.
• Combine flour, melted butter, and powdered sugar. Put in a 9x13 inch pan, and spread out evenly. Bake for 15 minutes.
• Combine eggs, flour, sugar, and salt. Fold in rhubarb. Pour over crust and bake for 45 minutes.
• 1/2 batch fits in an 8x8 pan.

RHUBARB CUSTARD BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar and cut in the butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Press into a lightly greased 13x9 baking pan.
• Set aside.
• For filling combine sugar and flour in a medium bowl.
• Whisk in cream and eggs.
• Stir in the rhubarb.
• Pour mixture over crust and bake for 45 minutes, or until rhubarb custard is set.
• Remove from oven, place on a cooling rack.
• In a medium bowl beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth.
• Fold in the whipped cream.
• Spread over the top of the cooled rhubarb custard, cover and chill for 2 hours.
• Cut into bars.