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Rachel’s creative cooking Rhubarb and Custard Tart This recipe is great for anything from being the perfect party pleaser, to enjoying with family or just using up that overgrown rhubarb in your back garden! Be creative with the decoration OR the filling - use a little vanilla in the crème patisserie, a drop of almond extract in the pastry or a sprinkle of dried ginger over the rhubarb before baking. It’s completely up to you! For GF - swap the plain flour for rice flour - the pastry will be delicate to handle but taste just as good. Enjoy! Shortcrust Pastry 250g plain flour 1 tbsp caster sugar 140g chilled butter, diced 2 egg yolks 3 tbsp chilled water Crème Patisserie 4 egg yolks 60g caster sugar 30g plain flour 2 tsp cornflour 280ml milk 4 sticks of rhubarb 50g caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling Start by making the pastry; sift the flour into a large bowl and add the butter. Use your hands to rub the butter and flour together until you get a breadcrumb like texture. Stir in the sugar. Mix the egg yolk and water together in a small bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of the egg mix to the crumb. Use a cutlery knife to quickly and evenly distribute the liquid. This will begin to create flakes of pastry – if the pastry seems dry or isn’t flaking, add another tablespoon of liquid. Use your hands to bring the pastry together and then knead a tiny bit to make sure the texture is even throughout. Lightly dust your worksurface with flour and roll out the pastry to about 3mm thick in a large circular shape. Lift the pastry and carefully place it over a 24cm tart Qualified chef from the Leith​​s School of Food and Wine. Check online for after school classes and holiday workshops. Adult classes coming soon. Veggie Alternatives (mobile app) Created by 15 year old Ayush Sangavi from Beaconsfield, this app provides vegans and vegetarians with hundreds of substitutes to foods they can no longer eat. Ayush has set up a crowdfunding page to help improve and promote his vegan app. If you are able to help please visit https://gofundme.com/ayushapps www.ayushapps.co.uk 42 | hiyabucks.com “the best you can get in domestic oven cleaning” to book your oven in or to ask for a quote call 01494 450 794 [email protected] www.ovenproud.co.uk