Rhubarb Squares

Boomette's Note:

These squares are so yummy. I made them a few times when I was living with my parents. It's from Qu'est-ce qu'on Mange

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 64

Yield: 64.0 squares

• ¾ cup butter
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 ½ cups flour
• 4 cups rhubarb , diced
• 1 ½ cups brown sugar
• 3 eggs , well beaten
• 3 tablespoons flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup milk
• ¼ cup butter , melted

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. 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.
3. In a saucepan, cook rhubarb 15 minutes with the 1 1/2 cup brown sugar at medium heat. Let cool.
4. In a bowl, mix eggs, 3 tablespoon flour, salt, milk, melted butter and cooked rhubarb. Pour slowly in the cake pan.
5. Cook 45 minutes and let cool.
6. Cut in 64 squares.

Reviews

[Charlotte J]

My bars did not turn out anything like the picture posted by katew. I pressed the flour mixture into the bottom of a 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inch pan since Step 2 said a cake pan of 8 inches. I was only able to cut 24 pieces using this size pan. I think I'll try a 9x13 inch pan the next time. I enjoyed the buttery taste of the crust and the rhubarb custard type topping. The next time I make this, I'll try baking the crust 10 minutes before pouring the filling on it then bake 35 more minutes. Made for Please Review My Recipe tag game from August 12th, 2010

[katew]

Although I made this recipe with strawberries and not rhubarb it is a 5 star recipe for versatility and easiness. I dropped the sugar content quite a bit as berries are not so tart as rhubarb. It was a wonderful cake.