Rhubarb Recipes...

Do you like the taste of rhubarb?   

We do, and Jim's Aunt and Uncle have a large patch of rhubarb that they are willing to share.  This is the time of year that it's found in abundance, so I've been scouring cookbooks, looking for new recipes.  

Here are a couple of new recipes that I tried this week...

Rhubarb Bread...and Rhubarb Jelly...

Rhubarb Bread

1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2/3 cup oil
1 egg
1 cup sour milk
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups rhubarb, chopped

Topping

1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 Tbsp melted butter
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Combine ingredients and pour into 2 or 3 greased loaf pans.  Sprinkle with topping and bake at 325* for 40-50 minutes.

Best served warm, this bread also tastes great spread with butter and fresh Rhubarb Jelly!

Rhubarb Jelly

5 cups Rhubarb, finely chopped

4 cups sugar

1/3 cup strawberry gelatin

Mix rhubarb and sugar; let stand overnight.  Cook 5 minutes and add gelatin.  Stir well and put into jars immediately.  Seal.

*I didn’t seal the jars, but instead put them in the refrigerator.  We’ll use them fast enough, or I might give some to a friend or two.  The jelly seemed rather runny at first, but when chilled, set quite nicely.

If you have access to rhubarb, give them a try...I won't guarantee they'll last long!


*Linking to Farm Friend Friday and Farm Girl Friday...