Rhubarb Bars


Ingredients

For the crust
  • 1 and ½ cups flour
  • ¾ cup cold butter, cubed
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar
For the filling
  • 3 large eggs, beaten
  • 2 cups white sugar, you may reduced this down to one cup if you prefer more tart dessert
  • ½ cup flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 4 cups rhubarb, diced

directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. In a medium bowl, combine the flour and powdered sugar. Using a pastry blender cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  2. Pat the crumbs into a well greased 9 x 13 in baking pan. Bake the crust at 350 F for 10-12 min or until lightly browned.
  3. While the crust is in the oven, mix together eggs, sugar, flour and salt.
  4. Gently stir in the diced rhubarb. Pour the rhubarb mixture over the hot crust. Return bars to the hot oven. Reduce oven temperature to 325 F and bake for 30-35 min or until the filling is set and no longer jiggly
  5. Cool for 30 mins on the counter and the refrigerate until chilled before cutting into bars.