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Lexington Farmers' Market Recipes

All original recipes provided here are courtesy and copyright 
Chef Liza Connolly and the Lexington Farmers' Market

May 16, 2006

Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp Bars 

* denotes ingredient usually available (in season) at the Lexington Farmers' Market

Crust and Crisp topping

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
* 3/4 cup Cardamom Immune Formula-Cereal topping (Thoreau Foods)
1 cup sugar

1/2 tsp. baking soda
grated rind of 1 lemon
1 cup butter chilled 
(or 1/2 cup butter chilled and 1/2 cup canola oil)
*1 egg

Filling

* 10 stalks rhubarb, washed, trimmed and cut into 1-inch segments
* 10 oz. organic strawberries

1 1/4 cups sugar
grated rind of 1 lemon
1/4 cup water
3 Tbs. cornstarch

 

Heat oven to 350°

In large bowl , whisk together flours, cereal topping, sugar, baking soda and lemon peel.  With a pastry blender, cut in chilled butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  Add egg (and oil if substituting) and cut together again.  Reserve 2 cups of flour mixture for "crisp" topping.  Press remaining flour mixture evenly into bottom of 15 1/2 x 10 1/2-inch brownie pan to form crust.  Bake 8-10 minutes.

In saucepan, combine filling ingredients. Cook over medium heat until rhubarb breaks down and juices thicken; stir frequently, to avoid burning.  Spread filling over crust. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over fruit filling.  Bake for another 15 minutes, or until crisp is golden brown.  Cool before cutting and serving.  

 

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