Bright red rhubarb stalks are one of the first vegetables to be harvested in gardens. These crisp stalks need added sweetner to offset the tartess but make the best pies and desserts.

Rhubarb is widely grown and greenhouse production is available all year around. I prefer the bright red stalks of rhubarb as they are the sweetest. Rhubarb was widely cultivated in Europe before the 18th century and used for medical purposes.

Old Fashioned Rhubarb Torte, THM S, Keto, Sugar-free

• Crust:
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2/3 cup THM Baking Blend
• 2 teaspoons THM Gentle Sweet
• Middle Layer:
• 3 cups diced rhubarb
• 4 egg yolks, room temp
• 1/2 cup THM Gentle Sweet
• 1 tablespoon Oat Flour
• 2 tablespoons half and half
• pinch of salt
• Topping:
• 4 egg whites, room temperature
• 3 tablespoons THM Gentle Sweet
• pinch of salt
• Preheat oven until 350 degrees F. In a mixer bowl combine crust ingredients. Mix until well combined. Press crust on the bottom of a 10 inch tart pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Combine the middle layer ingredients together. Carefully pour over the baked crust. Return the torte to the oven. Bake an additional 20-25 minutes or until rhubarb filling is set. While filling is baking, whip egg whites until semi-stiff. Add sweetener and salt. Mix again. Spread beaten egg whites over baked filling. Return to oven and bake for 10-12 minutes or until egg whites is browned. Cool. Serves 10.
• Rhubarb can be washed, diced and frozen without blanching. It is one of the easiest veggies to freeze.

The crust has been pressed into the pan. The tart is now ready to go into the oven to bake the first layer.

Here is the rhubarb layer beginning to bake. As you can seem most of my rhubarb is the bright red kind.

The egg whites have been beaten stiff, sweetened, and are ready to be baked. I am going to spread them out to the edge of the tart pan.

This torte is delicious and light. Not as heavy as some desserts can be. It is a great dish that heralds the arrival of spring.

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