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I Didn’t Know What Rhubarb Was (Until I Made This AMAZING Bread)

Author Ayla Brown
Photo by Ayla Brown

Have you ever had rhubarb? It’s VERY tart straight out of the garden, but there are ways to sweeten this vegetable. You can saute it, make it into a jelly, put it in a pie, put it in bread, and so much more. (Don’t eat it without cooking it though, as rhubarb has toxic levels of oxalic acid!)

My aunt Jenny and Uncle Paul live in Littleton and they have the most amazing garden. Every year they grow fruits, veggies, and herbs like asparagus, garlic, blueberries, strawberries, basil, carrots, squash, tomatoes, pumpkins and RHUBARB! I love seeing their hard work pay off!

The last time I visited they asked if I wanted rhubarb to take home with me. I explained that I had no idea how to cook rhubarb, but they gave me this recipe that I tried and LOVED. If you come across rhubarb, don’t miss out on this recipe. It’s a bread that lasts for days and tastes great warm or cold.

Blueberry Rhubarb Quick Bread

PREP TIME15 mins
COOK TIME1 hr 5 mins
SERVINGS10

EQUIPMENT

  • parchment paper, nonstick cooking spray

INGREDIENTS

  • 4 ounces butter
  • 1 cup finely diced fresh rhubarb
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 6 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1-1/2 cups fresh blueberries

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Saute the rhubarb in butter until tender, then cool.
  • Cut a strip of parchment to fit the loaf pan with enough for some to hang over the sides.
  • Spray the bottom of the pan lightly with nonstick cooking spray to get the parchment to stay in place, then spray the parchment with additional spray.
  • Place the flour in a mixing bowl and add the berries, tossing them to coat, then lift them out, shaking off the excess flour and holding the floured berries in a small bowl.
  • Add the baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon to the flour and mix well.
  • Whisk the eggs with the sugar, milk, and vanilla, and stir in the butter and rhubarb.
  • Add the flour mixture and stir to form a batter then fold in the blueberries.
  • Spread the batter in the loaf pan and top with the crystal sugars.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted and removed without wet batter clinging to it.
  • Cool in the pan 15 minutes, then lift out using the parchment tabs and finish cooling on a wire rack.
  • Remove the parchment and slice with a serrated knife, storing unused portions in an airtight container.

Ayla Brown has been an on-air morning show host with Country 102.5 since 2018. Before taking this once-in-a-lifetime job, Ayla was (and still is) a country music singer. In 2006, she placed 13th on American Idol. In 2012 and 2013 she celebrated her Grand Ole Opry and Ryman Auditorium debut, and over the years she has visited 13 countries overseas to sing for the American Troops. Country music is in Ayla Brown’s soul. Not only does she sing it, but she gets to talk about it every day on “Country Mornings with Jonathan and Ayla.” Ayla is happily married to singer-songwriter, Rob Bellamy, and they welcomed a son named Barrett in August of 2022. In her free time, she loves to sew baby bibs and experiment with new recipes in the kitchen. She also loves to travel and try new foods. Ayla writes about Boston area happenings, parenting, holistic lifestyle and living, and travel.

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