Blueberry Sour Cream Pie Bars Recipes

BLUEBERRY SOUR CREAM PIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a food processor, pulse together 3/4 cup sugar, flour, and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Add the butter and let the food processor run until the butter is completely crumbled. With the food processor still running, slowly pour in the water. Pulse a few more times. The dough should still be crumbly but stick together when squeezed.
• Prepare an 8 x 8-inch square pan. Spray with cooking spray and then line with parchment, so the excess parchment hangs over the two sides. Reserve ½ cup of pie crust. Press the rest of the crust down into the bottom of the pan evenly.
• Whisk together sour cream, 1/3 cup sugar, lemon juice, cornstarch, vanilla, and ½ teaspoon salt. Lightly fold in the blueberries. Pour the mixture into the crust.
• Sprinkle the reserved pie crust on top of the blueberries.
• Bake for 40 minutes, then raise oven temperature to 400 degrees and bake for another 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool. Refrigerate for 3-4 hours before slicing and serving.

BLUEBERRY PIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Line the pan with parchment paper so that it hangs over on two sides. Spray the parchment.
• For the crust: In the bowl of a food processor, combine the butter, sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt. Process until the mixture starts to come together and clump, 1 minute. Remove 3/4 cup and reserve; press the remaining crust mixture evenly into the prepared baking pan. Set aside.
• For the filling: In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg, sour cream, sugar, lemon juice, flour, cornstarch, vanilla extract and cinnamon until smooth. Mix in 1 cup of the blueberries. Pour the filling mixture over the crust, shaking the pan gently to settle the custard and berries. Pour the remaining 1 cup blueberries over the top, spreading them evenly.
• Take the reserved crust and sprinkle it over the top of the berries, squeezing the mixture in your hands to encourage large lumps.
• Bake for 1 hour. Let cool. Remove the bars from the pan and cut into 9 pieces. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

BLUEBERRY PIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease an 8x8 baking dish or line with parchment paper and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl or base of a food processor fitted with an s-blade, combine the flour, 1/4 cup sugar, and dash of salt. Using the food processor, pulse until the mixture is crumbly, and butter is distributed evenly. Alternatively use 2 forks or a pastry blender to mix the butter into the flour mixture. Reserve 1/2 cup of the mixture for later. With the remaining batter, press it evenly into the baking dish. Bake for 15 minutes.
• While crust is baking, mix together sour cream, remaining 1/4 cup sugar, vanilla and egg together in a large mixing bowl. Gently fold in the blueberries.
• When the crust comes out of the oven, pour the blueberry batter over the crust and sprinkle the reserved 1/2 cup crust batter over the berry mixture evenly. Return to the oven and bake for 45-50 minutes or until pie bars are set and crumble over top is slightly browned.
• Allow the bars to cool for at least an hour before slicing. The bars are BEST if enjoyed after refrigerating for 12 hours before slicing and enjoying.