Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

These two flavors marry together so nicely....so fresh, lightly sweet and tangy.  When I saw rhubarb in the produce section the other day I was inspired to make this dessert.

strawberry rhubarb crisp

Start with fresh rhubarb-usually fresh in the spring...I got lucky.  I followed Ina Garten's recipe.  I thought about a crostata; a pie would have been nice; but I came back to Ina's recipe:https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/strawberry-rhubarb-crisp-recipe-1973658

strawberry rhubarb crisp filling mise en place

Strawberry rhubarb crisp:

filling:

4 cups rhubarb, cut into about 1" pieces

4 cup strawberries, use whole if small, cut in half or quarters if large

3/4 cup sugar

zest of 1 orange

1/2 cup fresh squeezed orange juice

1 Tbs cornstarch

Put rhubarb, strawberries, orange zest and sugar in a bowl and toss.

strawberries, rhubarb and sugar

fruit macerated in sugar

This is what it should look like after the sugar has drawn out the juices of the fruit

Add 1 Tbs of cornstarch to 1/2 cup orange juice.  Mix well and add to the fruit mixture.

Pour into an 8" by 8" baking dish.  This is a gorgeous heart baking dish from Williams-Sonoma https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/emile-henry-valentines-day-ruffled-heart-dish/?pkey=e%7Cemile%2Bhenry%2Bheart%7C22%7Cbest%7C4294967267%7C1%7C24%7C%252Femile-henry-heart%252Fbakeware%7C1&cm_src=NLASEARCH

fruit in baking dish, heart

OK Ready for the crisp topping:

crisp topping mise en place

 Topping recipe:

1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup oatmeal ( not instant)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
12 Tbs butter, cold
1 tsp salt

In your Kitchenaid fitted with the paddle add all ingredients except for butter.  After well mixed and the 12 Tbs butter in small pieces and blend with the paddle.  This will render a lumping consistency with larger pieces of butter still in mixture.  Sprinkle all ( or some if you want fewer calories) over the filling.

ready for the oven

Place the baking sheet on a parchment lined baking sheet. This will bubble over.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

crisp complete!

Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream while still warm.

Bon Appetit!!

Kate's special

Kate and I made an additional crisp - gluten free.  We had only one cup of rhubarb so our math brains had to go to work and down size to one fourth of all the ingredients.  First we found the right size pan.

Use all purpose gluten free flour and gluten free oatmeal instead of regular..  That's all!

How do you divide a tablespoon or a fourth of a cup by 4?!?----Math rocks!

ready for ice cream

footnote: This did bubble over and left a thin layer of syrup on the parchment paper.  It peeled off like a fruit leather.  Delish.

Happy Valentine's Day

Gabriela and Reina

I hope your day is filled with lots of love, cookies, chocolates and fun.

Valentine week!

Valentine box top, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

My mother was a tole painting artist. I found this wooden box top today and thought it perfect for this week. This sweet little Valentine box was painted in 1984....just about the time my mother had a craft shop called "The Gingham Dog and Calico Cat. She taught classes every week her favorite students.....her grandchildren. My daughter, Whitney, has fond memories of painting next to her "Grammie". Thank you, Mom, for this lovely Valentine/ birthday gift.

I was born the day before Valentine's Day

heart quilt
Originally uploaded by cabanagirl

Happy Valentine's month! There are always lots of hearts, flowers and candies available the month of February. i decided to put mine on a quilt. This pattern is one of Karen Dumont's. I made it in 2006. I love the soft colors.