#933 - Rhubarb Bread

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 1/2 cups Domino's dark brown sugar
2/3 cup butter (melted)
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups raw rhubarb (cut into small pieces)
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
Topping: 1/3 cup white sugar, 1/4 cup chopped pecans, 2 TBSP butter, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Beat the egg. In a large bowl add brown sugar, melted butter, beaten egg, buttermilk and baking soda--stir. Add salt, flour--mix well--if it get stiff continue with your hands. Add vanilla, rhubarb pieces and pecans--fold them into the dough. Place 1/2 of the dough into two greased bread loaf pans. Topping: in a bowl add white sugar, 1/4 cup chopped pecans, 2 TBSP butter and cinnamon--mix until it forms crumbs. Sprinkle half of the crumb mixture on to the top of each bread loaf. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Test with a toothpick for doneness.