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DESSERTS: BARS
Blueberry Lemon Crumb Bars
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Blueberry- Lemon Crumb Bars |
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Blueberry bars in
a delicious buttery crust...
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CRUST: |
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2
cups |
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flour |
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2
Tbs |
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granulated sugar |
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2
tsp |
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lemon zest |
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1
pinch |
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salt |
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½
cup |
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butter, chilled and cut into small
pieces |
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1
large |
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egg |
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1
tsp |
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vanilla extract
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FILLING: |
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2
cups |
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fresh blueberries |
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¼
cup |
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granulated sugar |
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1/8
tsp |
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ground nutmeg
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TOPPING: |
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5
Tbs |
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butter, softened |
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½
cup |
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(packed) brown sugar |
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¾
cup |
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Flour
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DUSTING: |
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¼
cup |
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powdered sugar |
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1 |
Preheat oven
to 400°F. Grease 9x13-inch pyrex pan. |
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Prepare
crust: In a medium bowl, stir together flour,
sugar, zest and salt. Cut in butter until the
mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat egg and
vanilla together; stir into crumb mixture until
a dough forms. Press into the bottom of the
prepared pan. |
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Bake 12- 15
minutes until golden. Remove from oven and set
aside to cool slightly. (Keep oven on) |
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Sprinkle
blueberries over the crust. Combine the ¼ cup
sugar and nutmeg; sprinkle over the blueberries. |
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Prepare
topping: In a medium bowl, cream together the 5
Tablespoons butter and brown sugar until smooth.
Mix in the flour, so that the mixture is crumbly
like streusel. Sprinkle over the blueberry
layer. |
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Bake for 20-
25 minutes until browned. Cool and then dust
with confectioners sugar before cutting into
bars. |
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Servings: 24 |
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Ratings:
***Hey,
this one's a keeper!- would
make it again. "Tasty bite-sized dessert with fresh
blueberries. Delicious crust. Easy to cut. Didn't fall
apart as I might have expected."
-Bremerton, WA
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