Sunday Treat -- Rhubarb Dumplings

There's still rhubarb out in the backyard, so I aim to use it up! Here's a family favorite --Rhubarb Dumplings. We often call them Rhubarb Rolls because they're a little bit
like a cinnamon roll.

This recipe was clipped from an old issue of Country Woman Magazine
and the cook was Elsie Shell of Topeka Indiana.
Elsie, if you're out there, my family thanks you from the bottom of their bellies!




Rhubarb Dumplings

Sauce:

1 1/2 c. sugar

1 T. flour

1/2 t. ground cinnamon

1/4 t. salt

1 1/4 c. water

1/3 c. butter

1 t. vanilla

red food coloring (opt.)

In a saucepan, combine sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt. Stir in water; add butter. Bring to a boil; cook and stir one minute. Remove from heat and add vanilla and red food coloring.

Dough:

2 c. flour

2 T. sugar

2 t. baking powder

1/4 t. salt

2 1/2 T. butter

3/4 c. milk

Cut in flour into dry ingredients and add milk. Do not over-mix. This is a type of biscuit so you want that consistancy. Gather dough into a ball and roll out on a floured surface into a 12x9" rectange. Spread over dough with:

2 T. softened butter

Sprinkle with:

2 c. finely chopped rhubarb

1/2 c. sugar

1/2 t. ground cinnamon

Roll up the dough with filling into a long log. Cut into 12 even pieces and place in a greased 9x13" baking pan. Pour sauce over top. Bake at 350* F for about 40 min. or until golden brown.

My recommendation is to serve warm with vanilla ice cream and a cuppa hot coffee.




A good friend sent me this little "Did You Know" about Rhubarb......

"A good dictionary will tell you tht rhubarb means a loud dispute or a noisy argument that may be a prelude to a fight. But the book won't give any hint as to why the name of a vegetable with edible stalks is attached to a squabble.

This usage arose from a common practice of stage and movie directors --- Simultaneous shouting of 'Rhubarb! Rhubarb!' by numerous extras in a crowd scene creates an impression of angry chaos. Actors who participated in mob scenes adopted the shouted word to name a loud fracas."


~From: Why You Say It - The fascinating Stories Behind Over 600 Everyday Words & Phrases by Webb Garrison