An all-time favorite rhubarb dessert made with strawberry jello. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr15 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: rhubarb, strawberry
Servings: 6
Author: Laura Warnke
Ingredients
2cupsall-purpose flour
2heaping Tablespoons granulated sugar
2teaspoonsbaking powder
4Tablespoonsbutter or shortening
2beaten eggs
2Tablespoonsmilk or more to make a tight dough.
6cupsfresh rhubarbcut into 1/2" pieces
2-3ounceboxes strawberry gelatinDO NOT buy sugar-free
Topping:
2cupsgranulated sugar
1cupbuttersoftened
1cupall-purpose flour
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray a 9" x 13" glass baking dish with non-stick vegetable oil cooking spray. Set aside.
Mix the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, butter, eggs, and milk together with a pastry cutter to form a tight dough. Mix as for biscuits.
Press dough evenly into glass baking dish.
Cover with fresh cut rhubarb.
Sprinkle 2 packages strawberry gelatin over the rhubarb.
To make the topping: In a medium sized bowl, combine the sugar, butter, and flour and mix into a crumb mixture. Add a tablespoon more flour if necessary to make it crumbly.
Sprinkle topping evenly over the rhubarb and gelatin.