Strawberry-Rhubarb Cobbler

 This year the rhubarb in the garden is doing very well.  We will be able to enjoy it many ways, (in cakes, pies, muffins, jellies, etc.).  Today, I'm going to make a very simple cobbler.  It's so easy, it only uses one bowl and one pan.  And you don't need to precook it on the stove top.

You will need:
1 pound of rhubarb
1 cup of sliced strawberries
1 1/2 cup sugar
3 Tab. quick cooking tapioca
1/4 teas. salt
1/4 teas nutmeg
1 Tab. butter
your favorite biscuit topping

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Wash and slice the rhubarb into 1/2 inch pieces, (you should have about 3 cups).

In a medium bowl combine the rhubarb with the sugar.

Note:  if you are watching your sugar, you can use a sugar substitute.

Add the quick cooking tapioca, (don't make any substitutions).

 Add the salt.

Add the nutmeg.

Add the strawberries, (you can use fresh or frozen that have been thawed and drained).  Mix to coat all the fruit well.  Let sit 20 minutes.

Pour into a 8 inch X 8 inch baking pan

Dot the top with 1 Tablespoon of butter, cut into small pieces.

Mix up your favorite biscuit topping, and pour over the top of the rhubarb.   I just mix up my topping in the same bowl that I used for the filling, so no extra bowl to wash.

Today, I made a quick cake like biscuit batter, (1 cup Bisquick, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup milk, 1/4 teas nutmeg, whisked together).   If you make a firmer type biscuit, just drop Tablespoon size biscuits over the top of the rhubarb.

Bake for 30 - 40 minutes until the biscuit is cooked, and the rhubarb is tender.

It's been 30 minutes, my topping is cooked, and the filling is bubbling HOT!.  Remove from oven, and allow to cool on a rack for about 15 - 20 minutes before serving.   I wish you could smell how wonderful this is.

You now have a delicious dessert to serve.

YUMMY !  The rhubarb is sweet, and there is just a slight hint of the nutmeg and the strawberries pair so well with the rhubarb.  I have also made a rhubarb-cherry cobbler that is wonderful.  Rhubarb pairs so well with so many fruits, because it takes on the flavor of whatever fruit you cook it with.

If you can get some of the wonderful springtime deliciousness, give this cobbler a try.

Enjoy !