Once upon a time on usenet songbird wrote:
~misfit~ wrote:
...
I was just making a rhubarb tart last night (lidless pie - much
easier than lidding it and lower pastry to fruit ratio) and my mind
wandered, as it does... I came to the conclusion that I definitely
need more tart in my life.

we make crumbles (fruit on the bottom topped
by a mix of sugar, oats, whatever else that will
bake ok) and that can also reduce the amount of
sugars/fats while still giving it a bit of crust
on it.

Yes, I've made many a crumble in my time. When I was a kid, back in the days
before food processors I used to rub the butter into the flour for Mum.
However I do like a good semi-sweet shortcrust pastry (my secret is to add
lemon juice to the pastry mix, it really picks it up and adds a new
dimension to it).
--
Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy
little classification in the DSM*."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)
(*Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)