Rhubarb Crisp

This is a favorite around here. At book club last spring it went faster than the wine!

Ingredients:

• 4 cups diced rhubarb
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoons cold butter, cut in small pieces
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2/3 cup sifted all-purpose flour
• dash salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2/3 cup quick cooking rolled oats

What to do:

Heat oven to 375°. Butter an 8-inch square baking dish. Arrange diced rhubarb in the prepared baking dish. Toss rhubarb with the orange juice, sprinkle with the 1/2 cup sugar and the cinnamon; dot with the 1 tablespoon of cut up butter.

Combine melted butter with brown sugar.

Stir together flour, salt, and baking soda; mix with oats. Combine the flour oat mixture with the brown sugar and melted butter mixture until well blended. With hands, spread the crumb mixture over rhubarb. Bake for 40 minutes.

Serve warm, with ice cream.

• Category: Recipe
• Tag: dessert, rhubarb