RHUBARB & STRAWBERRY BAR (COOKIE)

3.5 oz (100g) Rhubarb 6.5 oz (184g) Strawberries 1/3 Cup Oatmeal 1/4 Cup Oatmeal 1/2 Cup All-Purpose Flour 1/4 Cup All-Purpose Flour 4 Tbsp Unsalted Butter 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar 2 Tbsp Brown Sugar 1 Small Egg 1/4 Tsp Baking Powder 1/4 Tsp Ginger Powder 1/4 Lemon 1/4 Lemon Zest 2 Tbsp Corn Starch 1/2 Tsp Vanilla Extract Salt Preparations: 1- Dice the rhubarb and strawberries. 2- Zest 1/4 of a lemon. Directions: FILLING: 1- Juice 1/4 lemon into a large bowl. 2- Add vanilla extract, corn starch, and 2 tbsp brown sugar. 3- Stir in rhubarb and strawberries. BATTER: 4- In a separate bowl, Combine 1/2 cup flour, 1/3 cup oatmeal, 1/3 cup brown sugar, baking powder, ginger, lemon zest, and a pinch of salt. 5- Add unsalted butter and an egg. Whisk until all the ingredients are well mixed. 6- Cover a 5 by 5 inch bakeware with parchment paper. 7- Transfer 2/3 of the batter onto the bakeware and spread to cover the surface evenly. 8- Add the filling over the batter. 9- Add 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 cup oatmeal to the 1/3 of the (remaining) batter. 10- Mix until it loos crumbled. Adjust with oatmeal and flour to get the desired look. 11- Cover the filling with the crumbled version of the batter, spread evenly. 12- Preheat oven to 375º F (190 C), bake the cookie for 50 minutes.

CALORIES & NUTRITION

RHUBARB & STRAWBERRY BAR CALORIES & NUTRITION VALUES

Rhubarb has been popular in ancient Chinese culture as a food and medicine. It's believe to sooth stomach pain and constipation. Recent studies show that ancient Chinese where not wrong after all. Rhubarb is a good source of fiber which can be very beneficial to our digestive system. But one particular study showed that rhubarb can actually be very effective on a virus that cause a disease called foot and mouth disease. Strawberries don't need any introduction since it is widely studied and is believe to be in the top five richest source of antioxidant food chart. If we enjoy having cookie, cake, muffin with our coffee, why not make rhubarb and strawberry bar that can give us some benefits on the side too. One serving (3.5 oz / 100g) of Rhubarb and Strawberry cookie (cake) contains high amount of vitamin C. It has 215 calories (83 calories from fat), 9.2g total fat (5.3g saturated fat), 44mg cholesterol, 185mg potassium, 30.3g carbohydrates (2.1g dietary fiber, 9.9g sugars), and about 3.7g protein.