Rhubarb Dreams

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 24 bars

ingredients

• Crust

• 1 1⁄2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 3⁄4 cup powdered sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter
• 1⁄4 teaspoon lemon oil

• Filling

• 4 large eggs
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 4 cups packed diced rhubarb

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°; lightly grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
2. Make the crust: in a bowl, whisk the flour, powdered sugar, and salt together.
3. Using a pastry blender, cut in the butter until everything is crumbly.
4. Add the lemon oil; press the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan; bake for 10-15 minutes, until it is lightly browned; remove from oven and let cool slightly.
5. Make the filling: in a big bowl, beat the eggs and salt until foamy; gradually add in the sugar, beating until the mixture is thick and a light yellow color.
6. Blend in the flour, then fold in the rhubarb.
7. Pour the filling over the still-warm crust, return the pan to the oven; bake for 40-45 minutes, until they are just lightly browned.
8. Remove from oven and cool for several hours for easiest cutting.
9. The top layers separate a bit from the filling when you cut; just press it back lightly.
10. *To make strawberry-rhubarb dreams, substitute hulled, coarsely chopped strawberries for up to half the rhubarb.