Rhubarb Matrimonial Square

Submitted by Northern_Reflectionz

"When hot from the oven, serve with whipped or ice cream. Or cool and cut in squares. Easier than the regular matrimonial date squares my grandmother spent hours preparing"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 3 cups rhubarb, cut in 1/2 inch pieces
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 3⁄4 cups rolled oats
• 3⁄4 cup butter

directions

1. In a saucepan, cook rhubarb with 1/2 cup of the sugar until it is tender.
2. Combine 1/4 cup of sugar with cornstarch and add to the rhubarb mixture.
3. Continue cooking 4-5 minutes.
4. Cool.
5. Sift flour and baking soda, brown sugar and rolled oats.
6. Cut in butter.
7. Pat half of this mixture into a 9 x 13 pan (greased).
8. Spoon cooled rhubarb mixture over.
9. base.
10. Top with other half of crumbed mixture.
11. Bake 375F 35-45 minutes.
12. Cut in squares once cooled.

Reviews

[Mike M.]

I find I get a way better crumble if I used melted butter instead of trying to blend in cold butter cubes.

 

[LillyZackMom]

This was GREAT! I've never had rhubarb so I had no clue what I was getting into. I ended up with about 2.75c of diced rhubarb and was AMAZED at the amount of liquid yielded from that and the 1/2c of sugar. Instead of 3/4c of butter I used 1/2c of butter plus 1/4c of applesauce. Followed the recipe exactly and LOVE this! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Elisa72]

The first time I made this the topping was too dry and just fell apart - but the family loved it anyway. So I made it again, but this time substituted applesauce for half the butter. The topping held together much better and the family STILL loved it!

 

[sugar maple]

These are excellent. I made them with rhubarb from our garden and we all loved them.

 

[Bohod]

Made this once last summer. As soon as our rhubarb comes up this summer will make it again. Tasted great as is. Thank you. Bohod