food for a car trip 2588Mordechai Housman A small cooler with fruit and bottled water is fine... perhaps a box of graham crackers. Eat moderately before you...
Penzey's has a S-R cobbler recipe on their site - might be an easier pie alternative... Sorry if it looks like garbage - I just did a cut & paste directly from the site. I always laugh at their recipes a bit too - as if you really need vanilla sugar. Pfft.
Cobbler is very easy to prepare, and this delicious topping will work with different fruits all season long. Strawberries and rhubarb make for the earliest (and perhaps best) cobbler. Wonderful with ice cream. Filling:
* 1 quart strawberries, washed, tops removed and cut in halfÐabout 4 Cups * 4 Cups chopped rhubarb, washed and sliced into 1/2" pieces, (about 1 lb.) * 2/3 Cup white granulated sugar * 4 TB. VANILLA SUGAR, divided
Topping:
* 13/4 Cup all purpose flour * 1/2 Cup sugar * 1 TB. baking powder * 1 pinch salt * 6 TB. (3/4 stick) butter, cold * 3/4 Cup milk
food for a car tripNot everyone travels a lot. Not everyone can, what with work, school and so forth. I like to, but I don't often get the chance...
Preheat oven to 350¡. Place the strawberries, rhubarb, white sugar and 3 TB. VANILLA SUGAR in a bowl, toss gently and set aside. To prepare topping, mix the flour, 1/2 Cup sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl and stir to blend. Cut the butter into small pieces, put into the flour mixture and blend with your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the milk and stir just to blend. Butter a 9" by 13" baking pan (we prefer glbutt), place the fruit in the pan, and spoon the topping over the fruit. Spread it out with a spoon as best as you can, but don't worry if it doesn't reach to all the edges, as it will smooth out while baking. Sprinkle the crust with the remaining tablespoon of VANILLA SUGAR. Place the pan in the oven for 40-50 minutes, until the crust is golden brown. Let cool before cutting and serving.
Serves: 8 Prep. time: 15 minutes Baking time: 40-50 minutes
