Cranberry Crumb Bars Recipe

Name: Cranberry Crumb Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h 40 min
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 24 servings
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups (625 mL) all-purpose flour; 1 cup (250 mL) granulated sugar; 1/2 cup (125 mL) ground almonds; 1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder; 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt; 1 cup (250 mL) cold butter; 1 egg; 1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground cinnamon; 4 cups (1 L) fresh or frozen cranberries; 1 cup (250 mL) sugar; Juice of 1/2 orange (4 tsp/20 mL); 1 tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups (625 mL) all-purpose flour
1 cup (250 mL) granulated sugar
1/2 cup (125 mL) ground almonds
1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder
1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
1 cup (250 mL) cold butter
1 egg
1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground cinnamon
4 cups (1 L) fresh or frozen cranberries
1 cup (250 mL) sugar
Juice of 1/2 orange (4 tsp/20 mL)
1 tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla

	PREP TIME 20m	COOK TIME 3h40m	TOTAL TIME 4h
YIELD 24 servings

Instructions

Heat oven to 375ºF.
Grease 13x9-inch pan with butter or cooking spray.
In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, almonds, baking powder and salt.
Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
Stir in egg.
Press 2 1/2 cups of crumb mixture in bottom of pan.
Stir cinnamon into remaining crumb mixture; set aside.
In medium bowl, stir all filling ingredients.
Spoon evenly over crust.
Spoon reserved crumb mixture evenly over filling.
Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until top is light golden brown.
Cool completely.
Refrigerate until chilled.
Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.
Store tightly covered in refrigerator.