Rhubarb Crisp Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Filling
4 cups chopped rhubarb, thawed if frozen
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
Base
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Grease an 8\" square cake.
Filling:
Combine rhubarb, sugar, cornstarch and zest in a saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes or until mixture has thickened.
Set aside and allow to cool.
Base:
Mix together flour, sugar, pecans, cinnamon and salt.
Cut in butter until mixture resembles course crumbs using a pastry blender, 2 knives or your fingers.
Set aside 1 cup.
Press remainder evenly in greased cake pan.
Spread filling evenly over base and sprinkle.
reserved flour mixture evenly over top.
Bake in preheated oven or 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown.
Place pan on a rack to cool.
After completely cooled, cut into squares.