Strawberry/Rhubarb Crunch

I received my latest copy of the Pensey's Spice catalog. They had some incredible sounding things in there this time. I saw this one and just had to try it.

Strawberry/Rhubarb Crunch
Penzey's Spices website


· 1 Cup flour
· 1 Cup brown sugar, firmly packed
· 3/4 Cup oatmeal, uncooked
· 1/2 Cup butter, melted
· 2/3 Cup sugar
· 1-2 tsp. CINNAMON (we used CHINA)
· 2 Cups diced rhubarb (about 2 good sized stalks)
· 2 Cups strawberries, sliced
· 1 Cup water
· 2 TB. cornstarch
· 1 tsp. PURE VANILLA EXTRACT

Preheat oven to 350°. In a roomy bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, oatmeal, butter, sugar and CINNAMON and mix until crumbly. Press half of the mixture into a greased 9x13 baking pan. Cover with the rhubarb and strawberries. In a small saucepan, heat the water, cornstarch and VANILLA over medium-low heat until thick and clear, stirring often. This takes about 5 minutes. Pour over the rhubarb/ strawberry layer. Top with the remaining crumb mixture and bake at 350° for 60 minutes. Prep. time: 15 minutes Baking time: 60 minutes Serves: 10-12

This is soooooo good and the aroma as it is baking is heavenly.

You have got to try this. The only thing that I changed was to add just a touch of salt. Add vanilla ice-cream and you are in 7th heaven.
God Bless and Hugs To All,
Linda

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