Sarah Doerr’s Rhubarb Custard Dessert
May 1, 2008 | RecipeCrust:
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup butter
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- Heat oven to 375.
- Combine crust ingredients until crumbly.
- Press into un-greased 9×13 pan.
- Bake 15-20 minutes.
Filling:
- 2 cups sugar
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 4 cups rhubarb
- 4 Tbsp cornstarch
- 4 egg yolks, beaten
- In sauce pan, combine sugar, corn starch, rhubarb, milk, and orange juice.
- Cook over medium heat until rhubarb is tender and mixture thickened. Stir constantly!
- Remove from heat.
- Stir a small amount of mixture into the beaten egg yolks
- Add the yolks to rhubarb mixture and return to heat until it boils.
- Set aside to cool
Meringue:
- Beat the 4 egg whites until frothy
- Add 4 Tbsp sugar and 1 tsp vanilla and stir.
Final Steps:
- Pour cooled filling into crust and spoon meringue over filling.
- Bake at 350 for 12-15 min.