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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 70 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This is my neighbours war time recipe, made when sugar was limited. Made with scarcely any sugar at all. If like me you love rhubarb you will love this. Ingredients:
short crust pastry |
2lb chopped rhubarb |
1lb stoned cooking dates (may need more depending on size of dish) |
1lb raisins (may need more depending on size of dish) |
1 tablespoon sugar |
Directions:
1. Pre-heat oven 220c/gas 7
2. Line a pie dish with short crust pastry
3. cut some stoned cooking dates into very thin slices and put a layer in the bottom of the dish
4. cover with a layer of rhubarb (chopped)
5. sprinkle over the sugar
6. put a layer of raisins
7. continue with the layers until the dish is full
8. cover with pastry, slit in the top
9. put on oven tray (in case the juice boils over)
10. place into oven for 20 min's
11. lower heat to 150c/gas 2
12. cook for about half an hour or until golden brown
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