Pear Cinnamon Streusel Squares Food

PEAR-CINNAMON STREUSEL SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9x13x2 inch baking pan; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, stir together 2 cups flour, rolled oats, brown sugar and ground cinnamon. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Remove 1 1/2 cups of the crumbs; set aside.
• Press remaining crumbs into bottom of prepared baking pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium mixing bowl, beat eggs and granulated sugar with whisk until smooth. Whisk in the 2 tablespoons flour, then baking powder and salt. Stir in pears or apples and cinnamon pieces. Gently spread fruit mixture over the baked crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes more or until golden brown. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Drizzle with powdered sugar icing.
• To make powdered sugar icing: In a small bowl stir together 1 cup sifted powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon milk. Stir in additional milk 1 teaspoon at a time, until icing is of drizzling consistency.
• Cover and store bars in refrigerator for up to 1 weeks. DO NOT FREEZE.

CARAMEL APPLE STREUSEL SQUARES

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 1 3/4 cups crumb mixture; press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of an ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Bake 15 minutes.
• ARRANGE apples over partially baked crust. Mix sweetened condensed milk and 1/2 cup caramel topping until blended. Pour evenly over apples. Add walnuts to reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over apple layer.
• BAKE 45 to 50 minutes or until apples are tender. Cool in pan on wire rack. Serve warm topped with vanilla ice cream and remaining caramel topping.

STRAWBERRY & CINNAMON STREUSEL BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line a 22cm square tin with baking parchment. Slice the strawberries thinly and mix well with 4 tsp lemon juice, then put them in a sieve over a bowl and set aside to macerate, discarding the liquid that drips into the bowl.
• Put the flour, 175g caster sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp salt in a food processor. Scrape in the seeds from the vanilla pod, then add the softened butter and pulse until the mixture comes together. Spoon out a quarter of the mixture into a mixing bowl and set aside. Tip the rest of the mixture into the bottom of your tin and press down firmly to make an even base. Prick a few times with a fork, then bake for 25 mins until golden.
• While the base is cooking, add the cold butter, remaining sugar, the oats, hazelnuts, remaining cinnamon and the lemon zest to the reserved mixture. Use your fingers to rub together until crumbly.
• When the base is done, mix the sliced strawberries with the jam and arrange on top. Sprinkle over the crumbly topping and bake for another 30-35 mins until the top is golden and the strawberries juicy and bubbling. Leave to cool completely in the tin before cutting into bars or squares.

CINNAMON-SWIRL PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine pears, water and 1/2 cup sugar. Simmer, uncovered, for 10-12 minutes or until tender. Drain well, reserving syrup. Add cold water if necessary to syrup to measure 1 cup; set aside. , In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add 1 teaspoon sugar; let stand for 10 minutes. Add the eggs, butter, honey, salt, extract, 4 cups flour and reserved pears and syrup. Beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/4 hours. , Punch dough down; divide into thirds. Roll each portion into a 16x8-in. rectangle. Combine cinnamon and remaining 3/4 cup sugar; sprinkle over dough to within 1/2 in. of edges. , Roll up, jelly-roll style, starting with a short side; pinch seams to seal. Place, seam side down, in three greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. , Bake at 375° for 20 minutes. Cover loosely with foil. Bake 15-20 minutes longer or until bread tests done. Remove from pans to wire rack to cool.