A delicious and easy rhubarb crumble slice, perfect with custard or cold as a slice
Ingredients
250gsweet short crust pastryhandmade or bought
300grhubarbfresh
3tbspred fruit jamany will do
100gplain flour - plus a little for rolling pastry
60gbutter
50gporridge oats
60gdemerara sugar
40gflaked almonds
1tspicing sugar - for dusting if you want to be posh
Instructions
Use a 10 x 10 or 8 x 10 tin, lined and greased (greaseproof paper also helps you lift it out of the tin)
Pre-heat oven to 180 C / gas mark 4.
Cut the rhubarb into 3cm pieces, put in a pan and add jam, stir. Then place over a low heat with the lid on for 8-10 minutes until soft, leave to cool.
Make your short crust pastry or use the bought sweet short crust, line tin with pastry making sure it's not too thick, it doesn't need to be too neat.
In a separate bowl add flour, then rub in butter until it looks like breadcrumbs, Add sugar, porridge oats and almonds and stir to combine.
Pour your cooled rhubarb mix into the pastry case and then sprinkle on the streusel topping.
Bake in the oven for 40 minutes until golden (you don't want a soggy bottom...).
Leave to cool slightly then using greaseproof paper, lift carefully out of the tijn, enjoy either warm (dust with icing sugar), with custard or ice cream or cold with a nice cup of tea.
Notes
*** All nutritional information is approximate and intended as a guide only
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Easy Rhubarb Crumble Slice
Amount per Serving
Calories
305
% Daily Value*
Fat
11
g
17
%
Saturated Fat
5
g
31
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
4
g
Cholesterol
16
mg
5
%
Sodium
209
mg
9
%
Potassium
190
mg
5
%
Carbohydrates
46
g
15
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
12
g
13
%
Protein
6
g
12
%
Vitamin A
226
IU
5
%
Vitamin C
4
mg
5
%
Calcium
58
mg
6
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.