grandma's rhubarb bars

Great Falls, MT
Updated on Nov 17, 2010

Even if rhubarb season is over, but you happened to freeze some, this recipe is worth using it in! It came from my Grandma Mickey, ranch cook extraordinaire!

prep time 15 Min
cook time 1 Hr 10 Min
method Bake
yield 20 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • CRUST
  • 1 cup butter, room temperature
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • FILLING
  • 6 - egg yolks
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 5 cups rhubarb, chopped
  • TOPPING
  • 6 - egg whites
  • - dash salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

How To Make grandma's rhubarb bars

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 350*. Have ready a 9 x 13 inch pan.
  • Step 2
    For Crust: Mix sugar and flour. Cut in butter, until mixture is crumbly. (a food processor works well here) Pat into pan. Bake 10 minutes.
  • Step 3
    While crust is baking, prepare the filling: Beat egg yolks, salt, sugar, flour, cream, and vanilla. Add rhubarb. Pour over crust. Bake 25 minutes. Lower oven temp. to 300*, bake 20 minutes more. Remove from oven.
  • Step 4
    Raise oven temp. back to 350*
  • Step 5
    While your bars are baking, prepare the topping: Beat ingredients intil stiff peaks form. Spread over hot filling. Bake for 15 minutes, or until meringue is nicely browned.
  • Step 6
    Cool and cut into bars.

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Category: Cakes
Ingredient: Fruit
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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