Cran Raspberry Streusel Bars Recipes

CRANBERRY STREUSEL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300°F. Line the bottom and sides of an 8-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving enough overhang on all sides. Set aside.For the crust:Combine the melted butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt together in a medium bowl. Add the flour and stir until everything is combined. Press the mixture evenly into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 15 minutes.For the filling: Combine the cranberries, flour, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a large bowl until all of the cranberries are evenly coated. For the streusel: Combine the oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour together in a medium bowl. Cut in the chilled butter with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Remove the crust from the oven, increase heat to 350°F. Pour the cranberry mixture on top of the warm crust. Sprinkle the cranberry layer with streusel and bake for 30-35 minutes or until the streusel is golden brown.

CRAN-RASPBERRY BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• CRUST: Place almonds and confectioners sugar in food processor or blender and process until nuts are finely chopped; set aside.
• Cream butter in small mixer bowl.
• Add sugar; mix until light and fluffy.
• Stir in nut mixture and flour.
• Pat dough evenly into greased 8-inch square pan; prick with fork.
• Bake 30-35 minutes, or until edges are light brown and top is still pale.
• TOPPING: Combine egg yolks and sugar in medium-size heavy saucepan.
• Stir in juice concentrate, butter and salt.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wire whisk, 6-8 minutes (do not boil).
• When mixture reaches 180° to 185° F on a candy thermometer, remove from heat.
• Stir in food coloring if using, and spread mixture over baked crust.
• Return to oven and bake for 5 minutes.
• Remove from oven and cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
• Cut into bars or diamonds to serve.

RASPBERRY STREUSEL BARS

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position; heat oven to 375 degrees. Cut 18-inch length foil and fold lengthwise to 8-inch width. Fit foil into length of 13 by 9-inch baking dish, pushing it into corners and up sides of pan; allow excess to overhang pan edges. Cut 14-inch length foil and fit into width of baking pan in same manner, perpendicular to first sheet. (If using extra-wide foil, fold second sheet lengthwise to 12-inch width.) Spray foil-lined pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In bowl of standing mixer fitted with flat beater, mix flour, granulated sugar, and salt at low speed until combined, about 5 seconds. With machine on low, add 16 tablespoons butter one piece at a time; then continue mixing on low until mixture resembles damp sand, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. (If using food processor, process flour, granulated sugar, and salt until combined, about 5 seconds. Scatter 16 tablespoons butter pieces over flour mixture and pulse until mixture resembles damp sand, about twenty 1-second pulses.).
• Measure 1 1/4 cups flour mixture into medium bowl and set aside; distribute remaining flour mixture evenly in bottom of prepared baking pan. Using hands or flat-bottomed measuring cup, firmly press mixture into even layer to form bottom crust. Bake until edges begin to brown, 14 to 18 minutes.
• While crust is baking, add brown sugar, oats, and nuts to reserved flour mixture; toss to combine. Work in remaining 2 tablespoons butter by rubbing mixture between fingers until butter is fully incorporated. Pinch mixture with fingers to create hazelnut-sized clumps; set streusel aside.
• Combine preserves, raspberries, and lemon juice in small bowl; mash with fork until combined but some berry pieces remain.
• Spread filling evenly over hot crust; sprinkle streusel topping evenly over filling (do not press streusel into filling). Return pan to oven and bake until topping is deep golden brown and filling is bubbling, 22 to 25 minutes. Cool to room temperature on wire rack, 1 to 2 hours; remove from baking pan by lifting foil extensions. Using chef's knife, cut into squares and serve.