Strawberry-Rhubarb Cobbler

For the birthday dinner dessert, we went to our trusty Better Homes Fruit Dessert's cookbook and pulled out Strawberry-Rhubarb Cobbler. Everybody seemed to like it, although other family members tried to rain on our parade with cupcakes as a secondary dessert (which were also delicious)

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1	cup	sugar
4	tsp	cornstarch
2	TBSP	orange juice
4	cups	sliced rhubarb (~1-1/2 lbs)
1	cup	all-purpose flour
2	TBSP	sugar
1-1/2	tsp	baking powder
1/4	cup	butter
1		egg, slightly beaten
2	TBSP	milk
2	cups	strawberries, halved
Preheat oven to 400 F. For filling: In large saucepan, combine 1 cup sugar and cornstarch. Stir in orange juice. Add rhubarb. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat. Cover and keep warm. For topping: In medium bowl, combine flour, 2 TBSP sugar, and baking powder. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In small bowl, combine egg and milk; add to crumb mixture. Stir just until moistened. On lightly floured surface, gently knead dough for five or six strokes. Roll dough into 11x4 inch rectangle. Cut dough length wise into 1/2 inch strips. Stir strawberries into rhubarb mixture. Transfer filling to 2-quart rectangular baking dish. Lay half of the dough strips crosswise on filling and arrange remaining strips lengthwise across first strips. Trim strips to fit dish. Place baking dish on foil-lined baking sheet. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until rhubarb is tender and topping is golden. Yield: 6 servings

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Food Guys says: This dessert was fairly tasty. I found it to be a tad on the bitter side, but good other than that. The topping wasn't sweet enough for me either. The ranking for this dessert got raised based on the chilled leftovers that I ate the day after. I really enjoyed the dish then.. I rank this one:

Food Gal says: I 1.5 times this recipe, and I used the wrong size pan. If I were to do it again, I would remedy both of these issues. The dessert was very good. I like the mixture of rhubarb and strawberries. The only dislike was that the topping was too poofy (due to my issues above). We topped the warm dish with whip cream, a great addition! A dish to be repeated: