Chef Yess B, of Yess’s Curbside Diner, offers this summer recipe. Her food truck offers farm-to-curb meals regularly at lunch in Red Bluff and at events throughout the Norths tate. You could find this choice on the truck’s board if you stop by in summer.
Pennsylvania Dutch Strudel Cake
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup plus 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Seasonal fruit peaches, apples, cherries, plums, or any fruit you like, cut up
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Combine flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, and ½ cup butter in a medium bowl, mixing until crumbly.
- Sprinkle cut fruit with 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon and spread into a deep pie dish or 8×8-inch baking dish. Pour flour and sugar mixture over the fruit. Dot with remaining 3 tablespoons butter, and bake until top is golden brown and delicious, approximately 1 hour.
- Serve with whipped cream or ice cream. Enjoy!
Sara Calvosa Olson is a Karuk writer living with her soulmate, raising two large teenage sons. She has a regular column in News From Native California that explores California Indian foodways and reconnection to traditional Indigenous ingredients. Chími nu’am! (Let’s eat!)
