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Surprising Rhubarb for a Mother’s Day Dessert

Posted By brosbottom On May 11, 2017 @ 11:09 am In Food News | 4 Comments

Warm Rhubarb and Strawberry Crumble with Mascarpone Whipped Cream

Fruit Filling
Butter for greasing baking dish
1 1/2 pounds rhubarb cut crosswise into 1/2 inch pieces
1/2 to 3/4 pound (1 1/2 cups) hulled, halved strawberries (See cooking tip)
1/2 cup sugar
3 tbsp flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground allspice
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

Topping
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup oats (preferably not quick cooking oats)
1/2 cup sliced almonds
6 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter, chilled
Mint sprigs for garnish, optional
Mascarpone Whipped Cream (Recipe follows.) or 1 quart good quality vanilla ice cream

1. Arrange a rack at center position and preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a shallow medium baking dish (about 2 quart capacity).

2. For the fruit filling, in a large bowl toss together the rhubarb and the strawberries. In a medium bowl mix the sugar, flour, cinnamon, all spice, and nutmeg together and add to bowl with fruit. Toss well to coat. Spoon the fruit mixture and any loose remaining seasonings into the baking dish and spread evenly.

3. For the topping, mix flour, sugar, oats, and almonds in a medium bowl. Dice 4 1/2 tablespoons of the butter and rub into dry ingredients, using your finger tips, until mixture resembles pea-sized clumps. Pat mixture evenly over fruit. Dice the remaining butter and dot the crumble mixture with it.

4. Bake until fruit mixture is bubbling and topping is golden brown, about 35 minutes. Remove and cool 10 minutes. (Crumble can be prepared 6 hours ahead; leave at cool room temperature. Reheat in a preheated 350 degree oven to warm, 20 to 30 minutes.)

5. To serve, garnish center of crumble with 2 to 3 mint sprigs, if desired.
Serve each portion warm with a dollop of Mascarpone Whipped Cream or a scoop of ice cream. Serves 6.

Mascarpone Whipped Cream

1 cup whipping cream
6 tbsp mascarpone cheese
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp grated orange zest
1 tsp orange liqueur plus extra if desired

1. With an electric mixer on medium high speed, whip the cream until it just starts to thicken, and then add the mascarpone and sugar. Continue beating until firm. Remove and stir in the orange zest and 1 teaspoon orange liqueur. Taste and add up to1 teaspoon more liqueur for a stronger orange flavor. (Mascarpone cream can be made 3 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Makes about 2 cups.

Cooking tip: If strawberries are not ripe all the way through and have a white core, be sure to cut out all the white cores and discard them. Measure enough sliced, cored berries to make 1 1/2 cups.

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