A Chef Jim Keegan Recipe (#ROTD)
Cherry Crumb Bars
Ingredients
Base and Topping
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted, cooled to room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
Filling
- 2 cup frozen tart cherries/or sweet dark cherries
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/2 tbsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.1. Line a square 8inch baking pan with parchment paper. Butter thesides and bottom of lined pan. Set aside.2. In a food processor, chop up cherries, or use knife to slightlychop cherries.3. In a medium mixing bowl, stir together cherries, cornstarch,vanilla and lemon juice.4. In a large mixing bowl, stir together melted butter and sugar. Addflour, baking soda, baking powder and salt and stir with a forkuntil the mixture resembles crumbs.5. Reserve ¾ cup of mixture.6. Press remaining crumb mixture into the bottom of prepared pan.7. Spread cherry filling over the crust.8. Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture over cherries.9. Sprinkle sugar over crumb toppingBake bars for 23 to 25 minutes or until the top is golden. Coolcompletely before cutting. Store in refrigerator for 3 days.
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