German Rhubarb Cake (Rhabarberkuchen)
- 200 g flour (1 2/3 cup)
- 100 g unsalted butter (a little less than 1/2 cup)
- 5 Tbsp sugar
- 1 egg
- 6-7 stalks rhubarb (500g or 1 1/4 lb )
- 3 egg yolks
- 100 g sugar (about 1/2 cup)
- 125 g peeled, ground almonds (not flour!) or sub. walnuts (about 3/4 cup)
- 3 egg whites
- Make the dough: crumble the butter into the flour and sugar with your fingers.
- Add egg and work into a dough ball and knead a couple minutes until smooth.
- Wrap in foil or plastic and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Prep the filling after the dough has chilled and preheat the oven to 190C/375F.
- Wash rhubarb, peel if desired (I'm too lazy but will get rid of any stringiness) and cut into 1/2 in (1-2 cm) pieces.
- Grease a 9 in (22-23 cm) springform baking pan with butter.
- Roll out the dough into a large circle and line the pan with it, pressing the dough up the sides.
- If it falls apart in some parts, just press it in.
- Poke with a fork on the bottom.
- Separate the egg yolks and egg whites into separate bowls.
- Beat the egg yolks with half of the sugar (50g or about 1/4 cup) until creamy.
- Gently mix in the ground almonds.
- In a the other bowl, beat the egg whites until it forms stiff peaks like a meringue.
- Quickly beat in the rest of the sugar.
- Gently fold in the egg yolk and almond mixture.
- Put the rhubarb into the springform pan evenly accross the crust dough.
- Pour over the egg mixture and even off the surface.
- Push down the sides of the dough if it's too high up the pan.
- Bake in the 190C/375F oven for 40 minutes.
- Remove, and let cool for 10 minutes in the pan before removing the springform.
- Once completely cooled, you can sprinkle with powdered sugar.
flour, unsalted butter, sugar, egg, stalks rhubarb, egg yolks, sugar, walnuts, egg whites
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/256767-german-rhubarb-cake-rhabarberkuchen (may not work)