Ingredients for - Rhubarb Crumb Bars

1. 6 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted, plus room-temperature butter for pan
2. 1 c. all-purpose flour
3. 1/2 c. packed light-brown sugar
4. 1/4 tsp. salt
5. 1/2 lb. rhubarb
6. 1 tbsp. light-brown sugar
7. 1 c. all-purpose flour
8. 1/2 tsp. baking powder
9. 1/4 tsp. salt
10. 1/2 c. unsalted butter
11. 1 c. confectioners’ sugar
12. 2 large eggs
13. 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract

How to cook deliciously - Rhubarb Crumb Bars

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan. Line with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides. Butter and flour parchment and pan, tapping out excess flour.

2 . Stage

Make streusel: Whisk together butter, brown sugar, and salt. Add flour and mix with a fork until large crumbs form. Refrigerate until ready to use.

3 . Stage

Make cake: In a medium bowl, combine rhubarb, brown sugar, and 1/4 cup flour. In another medium bowl, whisk 3/4 cup flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy; beat in eggs, one at a time. With mixer on low, beat in vanilla, then flour mixture. Spread batter in prepared pan. Sprinkle with rhubarb and top with streusel.

4 . Stage

Bake cake until golden and a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs attached, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool completely in pan. Using paper overhang, lift cake from pan. Cut into 16 bars.