I will always have a soft spot in my heart for pineapple upside-down cake.
(And perhaps a soft spot in my belly because of it).
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Weekend culinary highlights: Guadalajara has a lot of tantalizing street food, but these were two of my favorites—not complicated, not healthy, but delicious and interesting tastes or textures:
- As we walked out of the wedding, several food vendors had set up shop outside of the church. This guy was selling hot, delicious churros, as well as these potato chips drizzled with hot sauce, salt, and fresh-squeezed lime juice. So delicious, although by the time you get to the bottom of the bag, a bit soggy.
- This fried delight was crispy (resembling the texture of Indian papadum, but likely made of corn or wheat flour), and covered with either honey or an agave syrup. (According to mermaidcomplex and cynthiahasatumblr, they are bunuelos. And again, I’ll say, they’re delicious).
Las night’s dessert, a peach crumble, flavored with cardamom, cinnamon and a hint of brown sugar, and topped with pie crust crumbles.
If there’s a tastier summer dessert than strawberry rhubarb pie, I’ve never encountered it!
Try this recipe for Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie with Ginger Crumb Topping, before strawberry season finishes wherever you are!
Here’s the details, from Leite’s Culinaria!
Active time: 30 minutes | Total time: 3 hours (includes chilling)
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie with Ginger Crumb Topping Recipe
Ingredients
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- For the crust
- 1 cup (4 1/2 ounces) all-purpose flour, plus more for the surface
- 7 tablespoons (3 1/2 ounces) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons ice-cold water, more as needed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
- For the filling
- 2 1/2 cups (4 to 5 large stalks) rhubarb, sliced on the diagonal 1/4-inch thick
- 2 1/2 cups hulled and halved strawberries (if the berries are quite large, quarter them)
- 2/3 cup packed light or dark brown sugar
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- For the crumb topping
- 2/3 cup (3 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 5 tablespoons (2 1/2 ounces) unsalted butter, cold, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons packed dark or light brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- Make the crust
- 1. Place the flour, butter, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer and place in the freezer for 20 minutes.
- 2. Fit the stand mixer with the paddle attachment and mix the chilled ingredients on low speed until the mixture resembles coarse meal, about 2 minutes. Combine the ice water and vinegar in a small measuring cup. With the mixer running, slowly add the vinegar mixture to the flour mixture, adding just enough for the mixture to come together into shaggy clumps. (If you’ve added all the liquid and the dough is still not holding together, add enough cold water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until it does cling together.) Be careful not to overmix the dough, or it will become tough.
- 3. Turn the dough out onto a large piece of plastic wrap, shape it into a 5-inch disk, and wrap it in plastic. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to a few days. (If the dough has been in the fridge overnight or longer, let it come to room temperature for 30 minutes prior to rolling, as it needs to have a bit of give. If it has been refrigerated for only a couple of hours, you can roll it out immediately.)
- 4. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a 12 1/2-inch circle about 1/8 inch thick. Transfer it to a 9-inch pie dish, preferably deep-dish, by either folding the dough into quarters and unfolding it in the dish or rolling the dough around a rolling pin and unrolling it into the dish. Tuck the excess dough under the edges to create a double thickness and a smooth edge. Then pinch the dough every 2-inches to form a decorative border. Refrigerate while you prepare the filling and crumb topping.
- Make the filling
- 5. Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C) and position a rack in the center of the oven.
- 6. In a medium bowl, combine the rhubarb, strawberries, sugar, flour, and cinnamon and toss gently but thoroughly to combine.
- Make the crumb topping
- 7. In another medium bowl, combine the flour, butter, sugars, ginger, and salt. Using a pastry blender or two table knives, cut the mixture until the biggest pieces of butter are something like the size of small peas. The crumb topping will still seem very dry and floury looking. That’s okay.
- Assemble the pie
- 8. Spoon the filling into the pie crust, then top with the crumb mixture. Place the pie on a large rimmed baking sheet lined with aluminum foil or parchment paper and bake until the crust is dark golden brown, the filling is bubbling, and some juices are spilling over the edge, about 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let the pie cool completely on a wire rack, if you can stand the wait, before slicing and serving.
Get more deliciousness at Strawberry Rhubarb Pie with Ginger Crumb Topping Recipe | Leite’s Culinaria
Tres Leches cake, the capper to an amazing lunch at Oyamel.
Currently summoning strength to fight through food coma….
More weekend deliciousness: a giant (if blurrily photographed) tiramisu — recipe courtesy my father-in-law — that went quite well with the double-chocolate biscotti at last night’s potluck.
Weekend culinary highlight: Liz made these amazing double chocolate biscotti for an Italian-themed potluck.
Thanks to Joyce for the recipe!
(Note, we substituted pecans for walnuts, and they were equally delicious).
“Categorization of baked goods (and pancakes) in English and Chinese” - from my blog ‘haonowshaokao’
-James
Fascinating
S’mores Pops — brilliant!
Pretty sure I’ve posted these S’mores Pops before (or either someone else I follow did), but my favorite coworker is leaving for greener pastures, and that makes me sad, so I’m making these for her going-away party because S’mores make everything better.
