Delicious Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

Delicious Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp! 

Ingredients: 

Filling
1 apple, peeled and cored
2 pounds fresh rhubarb, diced into 1-inch piece
2 pints strawberries, quartered
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/4 flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
pinch ground cloves

Juice and zest from of 1/2 a lemon

Topping

12 tablespoons butter, cut into 1/2-inch chunks 

1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed

1 1/3 cups flour 

1 cup rolled oats or chopped nuts 

1/2 teaspoon salt 

1 teaspoon grated nutmeg

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon (optional) 

Directions: 

Topping 

1. Use electric mixer to whip up butter. 

2.Add in other topping ingredients and mix until the texture is grainy and well combined. 

Filling 

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. 

2. Dice apples and mix in a bowl with other filling ingredients. 

3. Fill 2-quart gratin dish with filling. Cover with the prepared topping. 

4. Sprinkle top of crisp with lemon zest.

5. Put the dish on a sheet pan to catch any excess fruit juice during the baking process. 

6. All the dish to bake until the juices are bubbling and the topping has turned brown, around 1 hour and 10 minutes. 

7. Let cool and enjoy with a scoop of honey greek yogurt or vanilla ice cream! 

Source: Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison (pages 689-690)