Raspberry Streusel Bar Food

RASPBERRY CRUMBLE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and mix on medium speed just until combined. With the mixer on low, add the vanilla.
• Sift the flour and salt together and, with the mixer on low, slowly add to the butter mixture, mixing until it almost comes together in a ball. Turn the dough out on a board. Lightly pat two-thirds of the dough evenly on the bottom of a 9-inch square baking pan and about 1/4-inch up the sides. Spread with the jam, leaving a 1/4-inch border. Mix the granola into the remaining dough with your hands. Break the dough into small bits and distribute it on top of the jam, covering most of the surface. Sprinkle the almonds on top. Bake the bars for 45 minutes, until lightly browned.
• Cool completely and cut into 9 or 12 bars. Sprinkle lightly with confectioners' sugar.

RASPBERRY STREUSEL BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 8-inch square pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, flour, almond extract and egg until dough forms. Press half of dough into bottom of pan; bake 15 minutes. Spread jam over base. Crumble remaining dough over jam.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 2 hours. For bars, cut into 5 rows by 5 rows.

RASPBERRY STREUSEL BARS

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position; heat oven to 375 degrees. Cut 18-inch length foil and fold lengthwise to 8-inch width. Fit foil into length of 13 by 9-inch baking dish, pushing it into corners and up sides of pan; allow excess to overhang pan edges. Cut 14-inch length foil and fit into width of baking pan in same manner, perpendicular to first sheet. (If using extra-wide foil, fold second sheet lengthwise to 12-inch width.) Spray foil-lined pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In bowl of standing mixer fitted with flat beater, mix flour, granulated sugar, and salt at low speed until combined, about 5 seconds. With machine on low, add 16 tablespoons butter one piece at a time; then continue mixing on low until mixture resembles damp sand, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. (If using food processor, process flour, granulated sugar, and salt until combined, about 5 seconds. Scatter 16 tablespoons butter pieces over flour mixture and pulse until mixture resembles damp sand, about twenty 1-second pulses.).
• Measure 1 1/4 cups flour mixture into medium bowl and set aside; distribute remaining flour mixture evenly in bottom of prepared baking pan. Using hands or flat-bottomed measuring cup, firmly press mixture into even layer to form bottom crust. Bake until edges begin to brown, 14 to 18 minutes.
• While crust is baking, add brown sugar, oats, and nuts to reserved flour mixture; toss to combine. Work in remaining 2 tablespoons butter by rubbing mixture between fingers until butter is fully incorporated. Pinch mixture with fingers to create hazelnut-sized clumps; set streusel aside.
• Combine preserves, raspberries, and lemon juice in small bowl; mash with fork until combined but some berry pieces remain.
• Spread filling evenly over hot crust; sprinkle streusel topping evenly over filling (do not press streusel into filling). Return pan to oven and bake until topping is deep golden brown and filling is bubbling, 22 to 25 minutes. Cool to room temperature on wire rack, 1 to 2 hours; remove from baking pan by lifting foil extensions. Using chef's knife, cut into squares and serve.

RASPBERRY STREUSEL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine oats, flour brown sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl.
• Stir in margarine until mixture is crumbly (reserve 1 cup crumb mixture onto bottom of an 8" square pan). Bake 10 minutes.
• Spread raspberry fruit evenly over baked crust within 1/4 inch of edges.
• Sprinkle with 1/2 cup white chocolate chips.
• Combine reserved crumb mixture with remaining 1/4 cup white chocolate chips and almonds.
• Sprinkle over fruit mixture, pressing lightly into fruit.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool completely on wire rack.
• Cut into squares and serve.

RASPBERRY STREUSEL BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all crumb-mixture ingredients in a large bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 2 cups crumb mixture; set aside.
• Press remaining crumb mixture into a greased 8-inch square baking pan.
• Spread preserves to within 1/2 inch of edge. Crumble reserved mixture over preserves.
• Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool completely; cut into bars.

RASPBERRY STREUSEL BARS (COOKIE MIX)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• Spray bottom of 8-inch square pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, flour, almond extract and egg until soft dough forms.
• Press half of dough into bottom of pan; bake 15 minutes.
• Spread jam over base.
• Crumble remaining dough over jam.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool completely, about 2 hours.
• For bars, cut into 5 rows by 5 rows.