Rhubarb crumble conundrum

[Dilbertian]

When I make rhubarb I generally just bake it for 15-20 mins (chopped up and sugar added first) and serve as stewed fruit with ice cream or yogurt.

When I make an apple crumble, I do not precook the apple. The apples cook in the 30-40 minutes it takes for the topping to cook.

So why are rhubarb crumble recipes telling me to precook the rhubarb? Surely it, like the apple filling, will cook in the time it takes for the topping to cook?

It will, I'd never precook rhubarb.

I don’t pre-cook rhubarb for crumble. I do apples though 🤷🏽‍♀️

I don't precook either. My crumble is epic.

I don't precook either fruit, though I do precook the crumble, before adding it to the fruit and putting it in the oven.

Zapping rhubarb for 150 secs or so in the microwave gives the juices a head start before the oven bit. Nice and saucy result.

I didn't precook anything and the rhubarb was pink and perfect and deeeelicious

I'm salivating😋

@lothermand how do you precook the crumble? Sounds interesting!

I don’t precook either.
I’m making a crumble on Sunday now lol

Mix it up with a wee bit of sugar and a big squeeze of orange juice about 10 minutes before you put the crumble on and put it in the oven. Makes a huge difference 😋

Sorry I can't help, I got stuck saying crumble conundrum. What a curumblem.

@GingerFoxInAT0phat ...

I line a shallow baking tray with baking parchment, put it in the oven, and put an alarm on for 10 mins, keep an eye as it'll cook quickly..then transfer to the top of the fruit and bake in the oven

I do half-and-half flour and muesli for the crumble. Plus butter and sugar, of course.

Pre cooking the crumble topping is a game changer ❤️

@WorriedMillie I have been doing this for about 5 years now..hate soggy crumble, and this method means it never is. You have to be careful though, it cooks quickly, so you need to get it just right..

@GingerFoxInAT0phat there is a recipe for crumble on the BBC food website using this method, I don't know how to do the link.

I'd never cook my crumble any other way now!

I’m going to give it a try thank you! Will look up the good food recipe, I usually make a toffee apple crumble that goes down well but would love to elevate it a little.