Raspberry Bars Recipe 485

RASPBERRY STREUSEL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300°F (149°C). Line the bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper, leaving enough overhang on all sides. Set aside.
• Stir the melted butter, granulated 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.
• Remove the crust from the oven, and turn the oven up to 350°F (177°C).
• Spread preserves over warm crust. Dot the preserves with raspberries on top.
• Whisk the oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour together in a medium bowl. Cut in the chilled butter with a pastry blender or two forks (or even with your hands) until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the filling with streusel and bake for 30-35 minutes or until the streusel is golden brown. The raspberry filling should be bubbling on the edges.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least 20 minutes at room temperature, then chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours (or overnight). Lift the foil or parchment out of the pan using the overhang on the sides and cut into bars. I usually cut them into 16 smaller bars, but you can cut them into 12 larger bars. Drizzle the bars with vanilla icing, if using. These raspberry bars can be enjoyed at room temperature or cold. I personally like them cold.

RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, pecans, butter& egg.
• Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until mixture is crumbly (about 2-3 minutes).
• Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture; set aside.
• Press remaining crumb mixture on bottom of greased 8- or 9-inch square baking pan.
• Spread preserves to within 1/2 inch of edge.
• Crumble reserved crumb mixture over preserves.
• Bake 40-50 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool completely; cut into bars or squares.

EASY RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°.
• Combine Flour, Sugar, Walnuts, Butter and Egg in large bowl.
• Beat on low speed for 2 minutes, or until mixture is crumbly.
• Reserve 1-1/2 cups of Crumb Mixture for topping.
• Press remaining crumb mixture in botom of 11" x 7" baking pan.
• Stir Raspberry Preserves until smooth; spread over crumb crust, to within 1/2" of sides of pan.
• Crumble the 1-1/2 cups of reserved mixture over the top.
• Bake for 45 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• Cool completely and cut into small bars.