Rhubarb Custard Bars- summer in a square

Thanks Meg and Marty for requesting this recipe! It's so good it's certain to become a regular summer treat around here!
And Roy...may you Rest in Peace!

Rhubarb Custard Bars

Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees
lightly oil a 9x13 pan
For crust:
in stand mixer, or by hand:
2 cups flour
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup cold butter cut into pieces
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt

mix together until the texture of frozen peas. press firmly into pan and set aside

for filling:
6 eggs
1 3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup orange juice
1/4 cup flour
whisk all above ingredients together well... then stir in 3 cups of fresh rhubarb- chopped
pour over crust. bake 45 minutes to 1 hour until center is firm. Cool completely before cutting.
and when your delighting in how summery and wonderful these are, Thank Meg and Marty...
Happy Solstice Gals! I Love You!

Turtle Bars

Turtle Bars

Oven 350
9x13 pan
Crust
1 1/2c. Flour
3/4c. butter- cold cut in pieces
1/4c. Sugar
1t salt
This is best done in a mixer,( however I have done this by hand but it requires a lot of elbow grease). Mix until dough holds together in a firm ball when pressed together in your hands.
Press firmly into 9x13 pan and refrigerate while making filling

Filling
5 oz. butter
1c. brown sugar
1 cups granulated sugar
1/4 c. honey
½ c. Heavy cream

Cook all ingredients together stirring constantly with a wire whisk- cool slightly

Scatter 2c. Pecans over cold crust carefully pour filling over nuts. Bake 20-30 min. till bubbly in center.
Cool completely.

Chocolate topping
1 ½ c. semi sweet chocolate
¾ c. heavy cream
Heat cream to scalding and pour over chocolate and whisk until smooth pour over cooled pecan filling and spread evenly. Refrigerate till firm.

Lemon Bars

Lemon Bars
lemony, sticky and ...well...wonderful!
recipe makes 2 - 9x13 pans...'cause you'll want to make alot!
crust
1 1/2 c cold butter
3/4 c powdered sugar
1 t lemon zest
2 1/2 c flour
1 t salt
in mixer work together above ingredients until mixture looks like peas...press into pans and bake for 20 min at 325..until just golden...cool
filling
12 eggs
3 3/4 sugar
3/4 c lemon juice
1 1/2T Lemon zest
1/2 c flour
whisk all ingredients together til smooth, carefully pour over crust...bake for 20- 25 minutes until center is firm...cool thoroughly and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Fudgy Brownies

Brownies

3 3/4 c butter
12 oz. semisweet choc- melted
6 c brown sugar
10 eggs
1 1/2 c cocoa powder
3 c flour
2 1/2 t baking power
1/8 t salt
cream butter, sugar, melted choc in mixer-add eggs one at a time. sift together dry and add to butter mix...spread into 3 9x13 pans. sprinkle with choc chips . bake at 350 for 20 -25 min until still slightly jiggly in center