Recipe: Rhubarb Betty (using orange, lemon, and buttered bread crumbs)

RHUBARB BETTY

FOR THE RHUBARB MIXTURE:
6 cups diced fresh rhubarb
1 1/4 cup sugar
2 1/2 tbsp quick cooking tapioca
1 tsp grated lemon rind
1 tbsp grated orange rind
1/4 tsp salt
FOR THE BREAD CRUMB MIXTURE:
2 2/3 cups soft bread crumbs
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Combine first six ingredients and set aside.

Mix bread crumbs with the melted butter and vanilla.

Fill 1 1/2 quart casserole with alternate layers of rhubarb and bread crumbs, having rhubarb as the bottom layer and ending up with a layer of bread crumbs for the top layer.

Cover and bake in preheated 400 degree F oven for 25 minutes. Remove cover and bake until crumbs are brown, about 10 more minutes.

Serve warm

Servings: 6
Adapted from source: Woman's Day magazine