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Berry Crumb Bars

SUBMITTED BY: Jan Taylor PHOTO BY: pam

"Economical and easy to make bars. Kids love them. You can use any variety of berry that you like; we used raspberries in this recipe."
Original recipe yield 12 -15 bars

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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 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch ground cinnamon
  • 4 cups raspberries
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 3 teaspoons cornstarch

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease one 13x9 inch pan.
  2. Combine 1 cup of the sugar, the flour, baking powder, salt, ground cinnamon, shortening, and egg. Dough will be crumbly. Pat half of the dough into the prepared pan.
  3. Combine the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, the cornstarch and berries. Place mixture over dough in pan. Crumble the remaining dough over the tops of the berries.
  4. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 45 minutes or until the top is slightly brown.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 12, 2008 by pam
Okay...first of all I used fresh blueberries and was concerned that as the blueberries gave... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2006 by L.M. Thorne
I tell you what! If people would only make this recipe as is they would find it WONDERFUL! No... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 8, 2003 by MUNCHIE66
Very easy and very good! I have made them with berries, peaches and crushed pineapple. Each... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 13, 2008 by Celeste
I used blackberries, extra sugar mixed in the berries, and butter as suggested by reviewers, a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2004 by JENIFGRR
Remember the Seinfield episode about how everyone loves the tops of muffins and don't want the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 11, 2003 by KAYBEE711
These came out very good but a little tart. I would use maybe blueberries the next time or add... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2005 by CYNJAMS
Scrumptious and super easy to make! I used Splenda for Baking to reduce calories and sugar... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 11, 2003 by DI3775
A quick but delicious recipe, easily adaptable to any fruit. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2002 by FALLSROBN