Spiced Rhubarb Bread Recipes

RHUBARB BREAD I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans. In a small bowl, stir together milk, lemon juice and vanilla; let stand for 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, oil and egg. Combine the flour, salt and baking soda, stir into sugar mixture alternately with the milk mixture just until combined. Fold in rhubarb and nuts. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans.
• In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup brown sugar, cinnamon and butter. Sprinkle this mixture over the unbaked loaves.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a loaf comes out clean.

RHUBARB SPICE CAKE WITH LEMON SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together 2 tablespoons butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Stir in the chopped rhubarb. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Allow to cool before slicing.
• To make the Lemon Sauce: In a saucepan, mix together 2 cups sugar and 4 tablespoons cornstarch. Stir in the water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened. Remove from heat and stir in 4 tablespoons butter, lemon zest, lemon juice, and extract (if desired). Stir in 1 or 2 drops yellow food coloring, if using.
• Serve slices of cake with the warm lemon sauce.

SPICED RHUBARB

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine all ingredients. Bring to a rapid boil; reduce heat and simmer for 60-70 minutes. , Pour into pint jars and refrigerate. Serve as a glaze for ham or spread on biscuits.

SPICED RHUBARB BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat brown sugar, oil and egg. Add buttermilk, vanilla and baking soda; mix well. Combine flour, salt and cinnamon; stir into milk mixture. Fold in rhubarb and nuts if desired. Pour into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Combine topping ingredients' sprinkle over loaves. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until bread tests done.

CINNAMON RHUBARB BREAD

Steps:

• For the cinnamon rhubarb bread:Preheat oven to 325°F. Lightly spray the insides of two 8 x 4 inch loaf pans and set aside.In a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.In a medium mixing bowl, beat eggs. Stir in sugar, oil, applesauce, and vanilla.Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, stirring until just moistened, taking care to not over-mix. Reserve a few pieces of the rhubarb. Fold the rest of the rhubarb into the batter and then divide batter evenly between the two prepared pans. Poke the reserved rhubarb pieces into the top of the bread, for a pretty effect. Bake about 60-65 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center of each loaf comes out clean. Cool in the pans on wire racks for 10 minutes.Loosen edges and remove loaves from pans. Cool loaves completely on wire racks.For the brown-butter glaze:Once the loaves have cooled, prepare the brown-butter glaze. First, pour half-and-half into a small bowl and set aside. This is just to take the chill off, while you prepare the rest of the glaze.Add sifted powdered sugar to a medium-sized bowl and set aside.In a medium saucepan over medium heat, warm butter until golden brown and foaming, stirring occasionally. This should take about 6-8 minutes. The butter should smell delicious and toasty. If it smells burnt, you went too far. Carefully pour browned butter into the powdered sugar, leaving all but the darkest butter sediment behind. Add 1 tablespoon of the half-and-half, and then add the vanilla. Stir vigorously until smooth. You want the glaze to be somewhat thick, but easily pourable. If it seems too thick, add a bit more of the half-and-half until you like the consistency. Drizzle the glaze over the loaves while the glaze is still warm.

SPICED APPLESAUCE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, combine the applesauce, sugar, oil, eggs and milk; beat well. Sift in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and salt; stir until smooth. Fold in the pecans. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.