Rhubarb Strawberry Ice Food

STRAWBERRY-RHUBARB ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the rhubarb, 1/2 cup sugar and water to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until rhubarb is tender. Remove from the heat; sprinkle gelatin and cinnamon over rhubarb mixture. Let stand for 1 minute. Stir until dissolved. Cool to room temperature. Stir in marshmallows., In a large saucepan, heat the milk, salt and remaining sugar to 175°. Remove from the heat; stir in cream and vanilla. Refrigerate until chilled. Pour into cylinder of ice cream freezer; process for 10 minutes or until mixture begins to thicken. Add rhubarb mixture; freeze according to manufacturer's directions., When ice cream is frozen, transfer to a freezer container; freeze for 2-4 hours before serving.

RHUBARB STRAWBERRY CRUNCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, mix white sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, strawberries, and rhubarb. Place the mixture in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Mix 1 1/2 cups flour, brown sugar, butter, and oats until crumbly. You may want to use a pastry blender for this. Crumble on top of the rhubarb and strawberry mixture.
• Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until crisp and lightly browned.

RHUBARB AND STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place rhubarb, 1/2 cup sugar, and the water in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low; let simmer, stirring frequently, until rhubarb is very tender and beginning to fall apart, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat; transfer to a bowl; set aside.
• Place strawberries in the bowl of a food processor; puree. Strain through a fine sieve or chinois into a bowl; set aside.
• Scald cream and milk in a saucepan over medium heat. Do not let boil. Remove from heat, add remaining 6 tablespoons sugar, and stir until sugar is dissolved. Allow mixture to cool to room temperature.
• In a medium bowl, combine cooked rhubarb, strawberry puree, cream mixture, and kirsch. Cover with plastic wrap, and chill at least 2 hours or overnight. Freeze in an ice-cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.

GRANDMA'S STRAWBERRY-RHUBARB PIE

Steps:

• Crust Preparation:
• Using 2 pastry blenders, blend the flours, sugar, shortening, butter and salt. Whisk the egg, vinegar and water in a 2-cup measure and pour over the dry ingredients incorporating all the liquid without overworking the dough. Toss the additional flour over the ball of dough and chill if possible. Divide the dough into 2 disks. Roll out 1 piece of dough to make a bottom crust. Place into a pie dish. Put dish in refrigerator to chill.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Filling Preparation:
• Mix the rhubarb, strawberries, sugar, tapioca, flour, zest and juice of lemon, dash of cinnamon, and vanilla. Mix well in a large bowl and pour out into chilled crust. Dot the top of the filling with the butter. Brush edges of pie crust with egg white wash. Roll out the other piece of dough and place over filling. Crimp to seal edges. Brush with egg white wash and garnish with large granule sugar. Collar with foil and bake at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes. Decrease temperature to 375 degrees F and bake for an additional 45 to 50 minutes, or until the filling starts bubbling. Higher altitude will take 450 degrees F and 400 degrees F respectively. Also, you can use a pie bird for extra decor. Let cool before serving.

STRAWBERRY RHUBARB ICE

Steps:

• In a 3 quart saucepan combine all ingredients.
• Heat mixture to boiling over medium heat stirring occasionally.
• Continue to cook until mixture bubbles and thickens,about 10 minutes.
• Remove mixture from heat and cool to room temp.
• Puree mixture in food processor with chopping blade (or in blender).
• Pour into container of ice-cream make and process into ice following manufacturers directions.
• Transfer to freezer container and freeze.
• Without an ice-cream maker, pour mixture into an 8 inch square metal pan.
• Cover with plastic wrap.
• Freeze mixture until firm.
• Break mixture into 1 inch chunks.
• Process frozen chunks in food processor (chopping blade) until smooth and fluffy.
• Put back in freezer until serving time.
• Just before serving let ice stand at room temp for 15 minutes to soften slightly.

RHUBARB-STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine rhubarb and 1/2 cup sugar.
• Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat and simmer until rhubarb is very soft and forms a sauce, 6-8 minutes.
• Pour into a bowl and refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
• In a food processor, combine frozen strawberries, 1/2 cup sugar and lemon juice.
• Process strawberries until finely chopped, but still frozen.
• With motor running, pour in cream.
• Process until creamy, but still frozen, scraping frequently.
• Spoon ice cream into a large bowl.
• Fold in rhubarb sauce just until combined, with streaks of rhubarb remaining.
• Freeze until firm, 2 hours or overnight.
• If frozen overnight, let stand at room temperature 15 minutes or until soft enough to scoop.

RHUBARB STRAWBERRY ICE

Steps:

• If using frozen rhubarb, thaw slightly.
• In medium saucepan combine rhubarb, 1/2 cup of the cranberry juice and sugar.
• Bring to boiling, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5-8 minutes or until sugar is dissolved and rhubarb is tender.
• Remove from heat and stir in remaining cranberry juice and strawberries. Cool.
• Place half mixture in blender process until smooth. Transfer mixture to 9x9x2 inch nonmetal freezer-proof container.
• Repeat with remaining rhubarb mixture.
• Cover and freeze for 4-5 hours or until nearly firm.
• Break frozen mixture into small chunks and place in chilled large bowl.
• Beat with electric mixer on low to medium speed until smooth but not melted. Return mixture to container.
• Cover and freeze for at least 6 hours or until firm.
• To serve, scrape frozen mixture with small ice cream scoop. Scoop ice into dessert dishes. If desired, pour a little champagne or ginger ale around the fruit ice.