Rhubarb and Custard Messy Bake

Name: Rhubarb and Custard Messy Bake
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: ¼ tsp ground nutmeg; ½ tsp vanilla powder; 1 tsp baking powder; 150 g wholemeal flour; 100 g golden caster sugar, plus 1-2 tbsp extra for sprinkling; 2-3 tbsp fresh orange juice; 2 pieces of stem ginger in syrup, finely chopped; 400 g rhubarb, trimmed and cut into 4cm lengths; a pinch of salt; ¼ tsp ground cloves; 4 tbsp whole milk; 45 g unsalted butter, diced; 500 ml tub fresh vanilla custard

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Secret of Spice

By Tonia Buxton

Published 2019

About

This recipe does exactly what it says on the tin – it’s messy but completely delicious.

Ingredients

400 g rhubarb, trimmed and cut into 4cm lengths
2 pieces of stem ginger in syrup, finely chopped
2-3

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas Mark 5.

Place the rhubarb, ginger, orange juice and 50g of the sugar in an ovenproof dish and bake in the oven for 25 minutes