Strawberry Cinnamon Streusel Bars Recipes

STRAWBERRY STREUSEL BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, place cookie mix. Cut in butter and cream cheese, using pastry blender or fork, until mixture is crumbly (do not overmix). Press 3 cups mixture in bottom of pan. To remaining cookie mixture, stir in oats; set aside. Bake cookie base 20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes.
• In medium bowl, mix Filling ingredients. Spread mixture on partially baked crust. Sprinkle reserved oat mixture over filling.
• Bake 26 to 30 minutes or until light golden brown and bubbling along edges. Cool on cooling rack 30 minutes. Refrigerate 2 hours before cutting. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Cover and refrigerate any remaining bars.

STRAWBERRY STREUSEL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In the bowl of a standing mixer beat the sugar and margarine until smooth and creamy.
• Beat in the tofu and mix again until well mixed.
• Add the flour and beat into the sugar mixture. If your mixer can't handle the job, just mix the rest of the flour until combined.
• Stir in the pecans.
• Reserve 1 cup of the pecan mixture.
• Press the rest of the pecan mixture into a 9x9x2-inch baking dish.
• Spread the strawberry preserves on top of the pecan mixture leaving a one half inch border with no filling from the edge of the baking pan.
• Put your reserved pecan mixture on top of the strawberry preserves and press lightly.
• Bake 45 minutes.
• Once done remove from the oven and cool completely on a wire rack.
• Top with powdered sugar or powdered sugar glaze.
• If you choose the glaze stir the milk and vanilla into the powdered sugar and beat until creamy. If this isn't liquid enough add more milk until it is at the consistency you like.
• With a spoon, drizzle the glaze over the cooled bars.
• Bon Appetit.

STRAWBERRY & CINNAMON STREUSEL BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line a 22cm square tin with baking parchment. Slice the strawberries thinly and mix well with 4 tsp lemon juice, then put them in a sieve over a bowl and set aside to macerate, discarding the liquid that drips into the bowl.
• Put the flour, 175g caster sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp salt in a food processor. Scrape in the seeds from the vanilla pod, then add the softened butter and pulse until the mixture comes together. Spoon out a quarter of the mixture into a mixing bowl and set aside. Tip the rest of the mixture into the bottom of your tin and press down firmly to make an even base. Prick a few times with a fork, then bake for 25 mins until golden.
• While the base is cooking, add the cold butter, remaining sugar, the oats, hazelnuts, remaining cinnamon and the lemon zest to the reserved mixture. Use your fingers to rub together until crumbly.
• When the base is done, mix the sliced strawberries with the jam and arrange on top. Sprinkle over the crumbly topping and bake for another 30-35 mins until the top is golden and the strawberries juicy and bubbling. Leave to cool completely in the tin before cutting into bars or squares.

STRAWBERRY CRUMBLE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Stir 1/2 cup white sugar and cornstarch together in a medium bowl. Mix in 1 cup sliced strawberries at a time.
• Combine flour, remaining 1/2 cup white sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Stir in melted butter and egg with a fork until crumbly.
• Press 1/2 of the crumble mixture into the prepared pan. Cover with strawberry mixture, then top with remaining crumble mixture.
• Bake in the oven until golden brown, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes. Place in the refrigerator before slicing into 16 bars.

STRAWBERRY RHUBARB STREUSEL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Generously grease a 13x9 pan or coat with nonstick spray.
• For the filling: in a medium heavy nonreactive saucepan, stir together the sugar and cornstarch till well blended. Stir in the rhubarb, jam or preserves, cinnamon and orange zest, is using. Bring to a simmer, stirring over medium high heat. Cook, stirring, for 3-6 minutes or until rhubarb softens just slightly, fresh rhubarb will take longer than thawed frozen. Set aside. For the crumb mixture; In a large bowl, thoroughly stir together the flour, oats, sugar, cinnamon and salt. Add the butter and stir or knead with your hands till the mixture is well blended and crumbly. Firmly press a scant half of the crumb mixture into the baking dish; set aside the remaining crumb mixture. Bake in the middle of the oven for 13-16 minutes or until firm but not browned. Spread the rhubarb filling evenly over the crumb layer.
• Stir together the reserved crumb mixture and 2 1/2 tbls of the egg mixture until the streusel forms small clumps; add a little more of the egg mixture if needed.
• Sprinkle the streusel evenly over the filling, breaking up any large clumps with a fork or your fingertips.
• Bake in the middle of the oven for 35-40 minutes, or until the streusel is nicely browned and the filling is bubbly.
• Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let stand until completely cooled.
• Using a large sharp knife, cut into 20 bars -- wipe the knife clean between cuts.
• Store in an airtight container for up to 2 days. The bars may be frozen for up to 1 month, but will lose their crispness.