Buttery crumb bars filled with mixed berries and a touch of lemon. This simple recipe uses the same mixture for the the crust and topping.
Hi, companions! I trust you are getting a charge out of a delightful summer end of the week. I’m halting in to make a couple of ideas for your fourth of July menu. Up first: Berry Crumble Bars!
I originally caused these Berry To disintegrate Bars quite a long while prior. Truth be told, they tumbled off my radar until I made them again as of late for my girl’s birthday. I was promptly reminded how incredible they are, and I realized I expected to draw them out into the open right away.Bonus: They are the ideal sweet for your fourth of July merriments. The tones are energetic, each nibble is overflowing with summer flavors, and you can get them together and take them any place you are going (pool, sea shore, lake, BBQ, and so forth)
Covering and garnish: A rich, lemon scented batter is utilized as both the outside layer and fixing. Press half of it into the lower part of a dish, and hold the rest for disintegrating over the fruit.Berries! Here’s the place where you can adjust this formula to suit your taste (or whichever berries you have available). I like a combination of strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries (as imagined). You can totally utilize every one of one berry or a blend of 2 or 3. Cornstarch thickens the berry combination and a bit of lemon praises the new flavors.
These bars really are the perfect summer dessert. We like them straight from the fridge or at room temperature. And maybe, just maybe, you could justify eating one for breakfast. Fruit = breakfast food, right?
Buttery crumb bars filled with strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries. This simple recipe uses the same mixture for the the crust and topping.
Ingredients
Crust and Topping:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- finely grated zest of 1 small lemon, optional, but so good!
- 1 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Berry Filling:
- 4 ½ cups chopped fresh berries, see note
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 4 teaspoons cornstarch
- juice of 1 small lemon.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a 9×13 pan with foil or parchment, and butter or spray with non-stick spray.
For the crust and topping:
- Using a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine granulated sugar, baking powder, flour, and salt. Add lemon zest, butter, egg, and vanilla. Beat on low speed until the butter is evenly distributed in small pieces and the mixture is crumbly.
- Dump a little more than half of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Use your hand or the bottom of a measuring cup to evenly press the dough into the pan.
Filling:
- Gently stir together all ingredients until well incorporated.
- Spread the filling over the crust, then crumble the remaining dough over the top of the berries.
- Bake for approximately 40 minutes, until the top is light golden brown. Transfer pan to rack to cool, before cutting into squares. I have also refrigerated these, after cooling to room temp.
Notes
I used a combination of strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries. I chopped the strawberries, halved the large blackberries, and left the raspberries and blueberries whole.
