RHUBARB TART NIGELLA RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190 C/Fan 170 C. For the topping, put the flour and butter into a food processor and pulse together until the mixture looks like coarse breadcrumbs. Alternatively, put the flour and cubed butter in a bowl and rub them together with your fingertips. You want the mixture to be clumpy rather than fine and dusty. Stir in 100g of the sugar.

  Cut the rhubarb into 2.5cm pieces, put them in a bowl and add the rest of the sugar. Mix well and set aside for 15–20 minutes, stirring now and then, until slightly moistened.

  Spread the fruit over the base of a shallow ovenproof dish and sprinkle over the topping. Bake for 45–50 minutes until the rhubarb is tender and the top is golden brown. Serve with some clotted cream.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 170°C/150°C fan/gas 3.

  In a large bowl, lightly whisk together the eggs, egg yolk, sugar and vanilla extract.

  Put the milk, cream and orange zest in a saucepan over a low-medium heat and heat, stirring, to just below boiling point. Stir in the stem ginger syrup. Remove from the heat and slowly whisk into the eggs in the bowl. Pour into a 1-litre baking dish (strain through a sieve if you want to remove the zest).

  Stand the baking dish in a deep roasting tin and pour hot water into the tin until it comes halfway up the baking dish. Sift the ground ginger over the top of the custard. Bake for 40–45 minutes until set but with a slight wobble.

  Meanwhile, put the rhubarb, stem ginger, star anise (if using), orange zest and juice, sugar and 2 tbsp water into a saucepan over a medium heat. Cover and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and gently simmer for 5–7 minutes depending on the thickness of the rhubarb, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved, the liquid is syrupy and the rhubarb is cooked but still holding its shape.

  Serve warm or chilled.