Strawberry Crumble Bars

Strawberry Crumble Bars Recipe-Butter Your Biscuit

Strawberry Filling

4 1/2 cups of fresh strawberries, diced

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

3 tablespoons corn starch

2 Tablespoons water

For the Crust/Crumble

2 1/2 cups flour

2/3 granulated cup sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

10 tablespoons cold Butter (set aside 2 tablespoons for topping)

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup Quick Cooking Oats

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 13x9 baking dish with cooking spray.

Prepare the filling: In a large saucepan, combine the chunks of berries, sugar, lemon juice, corn starch, and water. Stir to combine. Bring to a gentle boil over med-high heat. Once it starts to boil, reduce the heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the liquid turns into a thick syrup (about 6-8 minutes). Remove the pan from the heat and set aside.

For the crust/crumble: Using a food processor, hand mixer (or your hands), mix together flour. sugar, egg, baking powder, salt and vanilla. Slowly add 1 cup cold (8 tablespoons) butter mixing until combined. Set aside in a small bowl 1 1/2 cups of the mixture for the topping.

Pour remaining mixture in baking dish packing it firmly.

Add to the reserved topping mixture, the brown sugar and oats and the additional 2 tablespoons of cold butter. Mix until crumbly

Spread the strawberry filling over the crust and sprinkle the topping over the filling.

Bake for 40 minutes the filling will be bubbly and the crust will be golden.

Allow to cool for 1-2 hours to set up before slicing.

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