strawberry crisp

Cooking is a passion of mine....so I am gonna start a blog about it. Since strawberry season will soon be upon us here in the midwest, I thought I would start with that. This is a very simple recipe and is a big hit in my family.

Strawberry Crisp (any fruit will actually do)

For the filling

6 cups of strawberries (sliced and de-stemmed)
1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar (depending on how sweet you want it, can also use sugar substitute)
1 tablespoon of cornstarch
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon

For the topping

3/4 cup of all purpose flour
1/2 cup of rolled oat (or your favorite nut)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
6 tablespoons of butter (butter gives the best flavor)
1/3 cup of sugar

1. Preheat over to 375. Make the filling: mix strawberries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and salt in a bowl. Transfer to 8 inch square baking dish.
2. Make the topping: stir together flour, oats, baking powder, and salt. Cream butter and sugar in a mixer until fluffy. Stir in dry ingredients into butter. Using your hands, squeeze topping pieces together into clumps.
3. Sprinkle topping evenly over filling. Bake until bubbling in the center and brown on top, approx. 1 hour. Take out of over, cool for about thirty minutes. Great if server warm with vanilla ice cream.

Right after strawberry season comes blueberry season, try it with the blueberries and you will have an instant family favorite. Stay tuned for more posts.