Now that spring is here my rhubarb plant is growing and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas how to use it with almond flour. Would Rhubarb muffins or bread work with just altering Elana's recipes? Would you add more sweetener? If anyone has a recipe or has tried it, I would love to hear about it. I will try some experimentation before long - waiting for the rhubarb to grow some more first since it's still pretty short yet here in MN.
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Rhubarb?
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Posted 1 year ago #
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The only way I have used rhubarb with almond flour was to make a vanilla almond flour cake and stew the rhubarb as a sauce over that, kind of like a strawberry shortcake. It was delicious.
Rhubarb is a pretty wet vegetable to bake into a nut flour recipe because the nut flour doesn't absorb moisture like a grain flour would. Not saying it can't be done, but it could take quite a few trials to get something workable.
HTH
Posted 1 year ago # -
I usually make strawberry-rhubarb crisp. I'll let the fruit cook on it's own for about 10 min, then drain off some liquid before I add the topping. Keeps it from being strawberry-rhubarb soup!
Posted 1 year ago # -
A crisp or even a cobbler is a great idea, zandme! Thanks.
Posted 1 year ago # -
I have been wanting to use to rhubarb from my freezer. The strawberries will be in season here pretty soon, so strawberry rhubarb crisp sounds great. If anyone makes it, please let us know the exact ingredients you use (and amounts).
I will look forward to making it and having it on one of my treat days!
Posted 1 year ago # -
I have been thinking of this, and while I haven't ever made a strawberry rhubarb crisp or cobbler using nut flour, I have made other fruit ones. I've used Betty Crockers apple crisp recipe from the "Dinner For Two" cookbook by tweaking the flour to almond or pecan, using maple sugar in place of white sugar, and adding cinnamon to suit us. I've even multiplied this recipe by 4 to feed a bunch.
I went online and found some recipes where parts fit the bill for what I would be able to use if I was making a strawberry rhubarb crisp recipe. One had the filling without thickeners, ones' crisp topping used a liquid sweetener(honey)and I changed the flour. Of course you can always use Elana's apple crisp topping in place of this one. I hope it works for you. I see no reason why it wouldn't. Please let us know what you thought of it and if you change it.
Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
3 cups strawberries, halved
3 cups rhubarb, chopped
1/2 cup honey or alternative sweetenerMix together thoroughly and place in an 8x 8 inch ungreased baking pan.
1 cup nut flour of choice (almond would be nice here. pecan would go well with apples)
1/2 Cinnamon-optional
1/4 c. honey
1/4 c. butter, melted or oil of choiceBeat the butter and honey, then add the nut flour and cinnamon(if using), until crumbly: sprinkle over fruit. Bake at 350* F for 40-50 minutes, until golden.
Hope this helps
Posted 1 year ago #
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