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Blueberry Crumb Bars

SUBMITTED BY: A. Beavers PHOTO BY: Allrecipes

"Cheap and easy to make. Kids love them. Any berry can be used."

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PREP TIME	15 Min
COOK TIME	45 Min
READY IN	1 Hr
Original recipe yield 1 - 9x13 inch pan

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup shortening
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 pinch ground cinnamon (optional)
4 cups fresh blueberries
1/2 cup white sugar
3 teaspoons cornstarch

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup sugar, 3 cups flour, and baking powder. Mix in salt and cinnamon, if desired. Use a fork or pastry cutter to blend in the shortening and egg. Dough will be crumbly. Pat half of dough into the prepared pan.
In another bowl, stir together the sugar and cornstarch. Gently mix in the blueberries. Sprinkle the blueberry mixture evenly over the crust. Crumble remaining dough over the berry layer.
Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until top is slightly brown. Cool completely before cutting into squares.

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Reviewed on jun. 29, 2008 by DANDK1997

I can't begin to say how great this recipe is! My sister told me it was good, so I decided to... MORE

Reviewed on jul. 1, 2007 by MEL06010

I'VE MADE 4 PANS OF THESE IN JUST ONE WEEK. FIRST PAN FOR HOME TRIAL USING JUST WHITE... MORE

Reviewed on may 12, 2006 by What a Dish!

Really yummy! I used butter instead of shortening, and used frozen berries. I cut the recipe... MORE

Reviewed on mar. 15, 2004 by Barbara M.

Made these bars several times, most recently for a bridal shower and they were a big hit. I... MORE

Reviewed on dec. 31, 2003 by MELANIE95

Delicious!! I used a mixture of frozen berries: Blueberries, Raspberries, and Blackberries. ... MORE

Reviewed on aug. 19, 2007 by Valerie's Kitchen

I followed the advice of other reviewers and used butter instead of shortening. I also used... MORE

Reviewed on feb. 2, 2005 by DELTAQUEEN50

Great recipe! Since there are only the two of us, I cut the recipe in half and baked it in an... MORE

Reviewed on aug. 19, 2006 by Bekki

WOW!! These are delicious! Better then any blueberry muffin recipe I have tried. I took... MORE

Reviewed on jan. 9, 2004 by GRAMMA GORGEOUS

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GRAMMA GORGEOUS
jan. 9, 2004

With a plethera of store fresh blueberries, and company coming, I was going to bake a pie-but really felt too lazy so I tried these and WOW they are really very good!! I agree they are kind of like a crumb pie (especially having tasted it while it was still warm 'cause hubby and I couldn't bear to wait til dinner time)! Anyway, I beat the egg a little before adding it to the dough then worked the cut up two sticks of margarine (I think real butter would make these OUTSTANDINGLY rich and yummy), and egg in with my clean fingers until it was fairly crumbly-works better for me. I also added one more Tb. of cornstarch just because it has been my experience that most berry recipes never set up as much as I like. Be sure to lightly oil your pan. I also baked them at a slightly lower tempurature (my oven is weird), and added just a dash of cinnamon as well as a tiny dash of nutmeg to the crumb mixture. We're going to serve big squares of this with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side kind of like pie or cobbler because as others have said they are kind of crumbly. Thanks for a wonderfully good and simple recipe!

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With a plethera of store fresh blueberries, and company coming, I was going to bake a pie-but... MORE