Raspberry Squares With Brown Sugar Crumb Topping Recipes

RASPBERRY CRUMBLE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place raspberries in a large colander. Run warm water over them for a minute, and then let the liquid drain out for about an hour until softened and thoroughly drained (see notes). Mix raspberries with sugar, flour, cornstarch, and lemon juice.
• Mix the oats, flour, sugar, baking powder, butter, and salt together into a crumble-like mixture. Press two thirds of the crumble into the bottom of a 9×13 pan lined with parchment paper. Bake for 10 minutes.
• Arrange the raspberry layer on top of the baked bottom layer. Sprinkle with remaining crumble. Bake for another 25-30 minutes.
• Remove from oven. They will need a little time to set up into "bar" formation, so chill them for a few hours to get them really solid. Orrrr... cut into it right away and eat it like a soft fruit crisp! You should be able to remove them from the pan easily by pulling up on the edges of the parchment paper.

RASPBERRY CRUMBLE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Mix the flour, oats, brown sugar and baking powder in a bowl. Stir in the melted butter until it forms a wet crumbly consistency.
• Take about two thirds of the crumble mixture and dump it into an ungreased 13x9 pan.
• Mix together the raspberries, sugar, flour and lemon juice so the raspberries are well coated.
• Spread the raspberry mixture evenly across the crumble base.
• Sprinkle the remaining crumble mixture evenly on top.
• Place in the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack and then cut into squares.

RASPBERRY SQUARES WITH BROWN SUGAR CRUMB TOPPING

Steps:

• Place rack in middle of oven and preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• To make the crust: Combine flour, confectioners sugar, salt and butter in food processor or medium bowl. Pulse about 30 times or work butter in with pastry blender until butter is size of small peas. Sprinkle mixture evenly into ungreased 9x13 baking pan. Using your hands, press mixture into bottom of pan about 1/2 inch up sides of pan. Bake crust for 10-12 minutes or until firm and barely starting to brown.
• To make filling: Melt jam in small saucepan over medium heat until just thinned out and liquefied.
• In medium bowl, gently mix the raspberries with enough flour until fully coated and then set aside.
• To make topping: Combine butter, flour and brown sugar in processor or medium bowl and pulse or work butter in with fingers until mixture begins to come together and starts to move away from sides of the bowl. Set aside.
• When the crust is done, remove from oven. Use back of spoon or pastry brush to spread jam evenly over the hot crust. Sprinkle the floured berries and any remaining flour in the bowl evenly over the jam. Using your hands, sprinkle the topping evenly over the berries breaking up any large clumps.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the berries are bubbling and topping is brown. Remove from oven and cool completely before cutting into squares.