Rhubarb Crumble

     Rhubarb Crumble gets its name from the crumbly appearance of the topping. It is usually served with custard or ice cream, and it is delicious hot or cold.

     This crumble was served in “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” by Harry’s friend Ron’s mother. Harry must have liked it a lot!

     ”Three helpings of rhubarb crumble and custard later and the waistband on Harry’s jeans was feeling uncomfortably tight (which was saying something, as the jeans had once been Dudley’s).”

     

     45 MINUTES

     15 minutes to make

     30 minutes to bake

     

     For the topping:

     1 1/4 cups flour

     1/2 cup butter or margarine

     1/2 cup sugar

     

     Filling:

     1 1/2 pounds rhubarb, cleaned, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces

     3/4 cup sugar

     Juice of small orange

     1 teaspoon ground ginger

     

     Heat oven to 375 degrees.

     To make topping, sift flour into bowl and cut in the butter until mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. Stir in sugar.

     To make filling, put rhubarb slices in bottom of medium-sized oven-proof dish and stir in the sugar, orange juice and ginger. Spoon topping mixture over top of filling.

     Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until topping is golden and rhubarb soft.

     Makes 8 servings.

     Per serving: 292 calories; 12 g fat (8 g saturated fat; 37 percent calories from fat); 43 g carbohydrates; 33 mg cholesterol; 128 mg sodium; 3 g protein; 2 g fiber.