Strawberry Crumb Bars

Anna has been working really hard on a light fruity dessert for easter and the warmer weather we hopefully get soon. These bars have a shortbread crust and sugary topping. we’ve tested these on quite a few people the last few weeks, with great reviews so far.

• STRAWBERRY CRUMB BARS

• Base:

• 1 3/4 c. flour

• 2/3 c. butter (softened)

• 2/3 c. sugar

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1 tsp vanilla

• Filling:

• 20 oz. frozen strawberries (if berries are whole, thaw partially and roughly slice)

• 1/4 c. cornstarch

• 1/4 c. sugar

• Topping:

• 1/2 c. butter (very soft, even slightly melted)

• 1 1/4 c. flour

• 1 1/4 c. sugar

• 1/3 c. brown sugar

• pinch of salt

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

• Combine all base ingredients in a large bowl. Using a biscuit cutter worked well to cut butter into flour. The mixture will seem dry and crumbly. In a greased 9x13 pan, lightly press base into bottom. Add strawberries to a bowl and heat in microwave for about 1 minute, so they are slightly thawed. It’s ok if they are still frozen some. Stir cornstarch and sugar into berries. Pour over base, make sure all of the base is covered with strawberries. For topping soften butter in microwave for 10-15 seconds. Stir in flour, sugars, and salt. Topping will have some crumbs that stuck together and some that is more powdery (is that a word?). Spread topping all over strawberries. Bake for 35 minutes @ 375 degrees.

• ** Allow to cool before serving. Highly suggest placing in refrigerator before serving, they are so much better chilled. Store in fridge.

Our hope with this recipe is that we can continue to use the base and topping but change up the fruit filling. As Anna continues to test recipes she plans to use different fruit in the middle layer. We would be able to update this post with the amount of fruit and sugar required for that particular flavor. The hope is to include raspberry, blueberry, and strawberry rhubarb to start. Will also be adding the amount of fresh STRAWBERRIES as soon as they come into season are a little better than what we can buy now.

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