Blueberry Crumb Bars

It’s blueberry season so meaning one aspect, we have to all be making those Blueberry Crumb Bars! those are a cross-to summer deal with for me, I’ve been making them for years and absolutely everyone usually loves them. They’re smooth to make and people fresh blueberries simply cause them to so unbelievably delicious!

those bars start with a buttery shortbread-like layer then atop that there’s a candy, barely lemony blueberry layer, then it’s finished with a second sweet crumb layer. In other words it’s hard to stop at one bar!

i love those best while they're freshly baked and nonetheless heat. Of direction they're still excellent the following day but that crisp crumb will melt a chunk so in case you are making plans to cause them to for a get collectively then I’d without a doubt attempt to lead them to the day of.

Ingredients

• three cups (390g) all-reason flour (spoon and level)
• half of cup (100g) granulated sugar
• half of cup (100g) brown sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/four tsp salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into cubes

Filling

• 1 Tbsp (9g) cornstarch
• 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
• 1 half of Tbsp (22ml) lemon juice
• 4 cups (538g) sparkling blueberries, at room temperature

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 13 by means of nine-inch baking dish (also line with parchment and butter parchment if you'd like to lift them out easier), set aside. 
2. In a massive blending bowl whisk together flour, half cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. 
3. In a small blending bowl, whisk together egg and vanilla till combine. 
4. upload egg aggregate and bloodless butter cubes to flour aggregate and the use of a fork or a pastry cutter, reduce mixture together till it resembles coarse crumbs. 
5. Press half of the aggregate flippantly into prepared baking dish.
6. In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together final half of cup granulated sugar and cornstarch, stir in lemon juice. 
7. add blueberries then toss mixture to calmly coat, pour and unfold coated blueberries frivolously over crust in baking dish. 
8. Sprinkle remaining crumb aggregate over berry layer. 
9. Bake in preheated oven approximately 38 - 42 minutes until pinnacle is golden brown.  
10. allow to chill for approximately 20 - half-hour earlier than reducing into squares.
11. shop cooled bars in an airtight box in fridge (rewarm in microwave for 10 - 15 seconds if preferred).