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Monday, February 27, 2012

FRESH Raspberry Crumb Bars

It has been two years since I started this blog.  It really is simply amazing how fast two years has gone by.  Within these past two years I have grown to love, respect and appreciate greatly the world of blogging - especially food blogging.  The talent, creativity and passion that is put into food blogging is immense.  When I am not updating my own blog (which unfortunately recently has decreased a great deal for me since I have gone back to work full time) I am enjoying discovering other blogs that are devoted to food.  And it has been through my involvement of the Secret Recipe Club that I have been introduced to countless other food blogs that leave me in awe and amazement of all the work, devotion and deliciousness that exists in food blog land. 



This month my blog assignment from the Secret Recipe Club was a lovely blog by the name of Lemon Drop.  Isn't that name just adorable!?! I love it! And what a fun blog Linda, the owner of Lemon Drop has created.  It is packed with fresh and delicious recipes all which have been paired with wonderful pictures that leave your mouth watering.  And for those of you that are searching for gluten-free recipes this is the place for you.  Lemon Drop has countless gluten-free recipes that are sure to catch your eye....and your palate.


The recipe I choose to make from Lemon Drop is called,  FRESH Raspberry Crumb Bars (which are not gluten-free).  Man,  oh man are these bars GOOD!!! What a treasure of a recipe!!!  Four words come to mind when I think of these bars; SIMPLE, EASY, DELICIOUS and VERSATILE.  In a nut shell they are super delicious, easy to make, the ingredients are nothing fancy and the recipe allows for flavor changes or substitutions if so desired.  I highly, highly recommend that you make this recipe for yourself especially if you are a berry lover.   The raspberries in these bars are show cased perfectly along side the tender crumbs of the crust and topping.  Instead of using chopped walnuts as the original recipe asked for I used silvered almonds.  Yum.  Raspberries and almonds are just made for one another in my book.

FRESH Raspberry Crumb Bars
(recipe slightly altered from Lemon Drop)

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter, at room temperature
1 egg
1 tsp almond extract (this was my addition)
1 heaping cup chopped nuts (walnuts, almonds or pecans are a great choices)
1 cup fresh raspberries (I used 1/2 cup fresh and 1/2 cup frozen without any problem)
3/4 cup seedless raspberry jam

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper so that 2" are above the top of the pan.

2. Cream together butter and sugar.  Add in flour and then egg followed by almond extract.  Add in nuts of your choice by stirring quickly but gently just to incorporate into the batter. Set aside.

3. In a medium bowl add in raspberry jam and stir to loosen then add in raspberries and stir just to coat with jam.

4. Press 1/2 of the batter into bottom of prepared pan to create the crust of the bars. Dollop berry/jam mixture over crust....this is where a little helper comes in handy...


....and then take remaining batter and break pieces all over berry/jam layer as this will be the "crumble" of the bars....



5. Pop into oven and bake for 40-45 minutes or until top is lightly browned.  Cool completely before cutting and serving.

Enjoy with yummy happiness!  And a HUGE thank you to Linda from Lemon Drop for sharing such a wonderful recipe!  I am delighted to have discovered your blog and this recipe.


Happy FRESH Raspberry Crumble Bar Baking!

12 comments:

  1. Hi Avril, I was so happy to be assigned your blog this month. We all LOVED the Cottage Cheese Bread.

    These bars look fantastic....good raspberries are hard to come by this time of year...this would be great to try in the summer!

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  2. I am sooo glad you enjoyed the bars ! Thank you for such a lovely review :)

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  3. I love your addition of almond, these bars look amazingly good.

    If you haven't already, I'd love for you to check out my Group 'A' SRC entry: Crunchy Fudgy Heart Bites and my Group 'D' entry: Health(ier) Peanut Brittle

    Lisa~~
    Cook Lisa Cook

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  4. Oh my friend...that looks SCRUMPTIOUS!
    I am so happy I have known you for two years now :) My life would be sad if I didn't have my slice of Avril-Pie! xoxo

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  5. Haha, I made raspberry bars, too! Great job on yours, they do indeed look delicious!! I will have to try this recipe and see how they compare!

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  6. These immediately caught my eye! I love a good crumb bar and raspberries are my favorite :) This looks like a great recipe!

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  7. Avril, your bars look so yummy. I love anything with raspberries.... They are my fave. So excited to find another NH blogger! There are not so many out there LOL.

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  8. What a great treat to serve with Sunday brunch, or ANY day really. They look delicious!

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  9. there is an 'extra' whole sale market in Boston that we go to every weekend and I can get 1 pints of raspberries for $1. This would be perfect. Get home and whip up some bar. yum!

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  10. Oh, I bet this could be adapted for any fruit! The bars look wonderfully delicious.

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