Pauline's Cranberry Crumble Bars
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Recipe type: Dessert; Square
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Serves: 20
 
Recipe from "Whitewater Cooks with Friends" by Shelley Adams.
Ingredients
  • BASE:
  • ¾ cup butter, room temperature
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • 1½ cups flour
  • ½ cup ground almonds
  • FILLING:
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup orange juice, preferably freshly squeezed
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp orange zest
  • ¼ tsp almond extract (optional)
  • 3 cups (340 g bag) fresh or frozen whole cranberries
  • TOPPING:
  • ¼ cup flour
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ cup almonds, roughly chopped
  • 2 Tbsp cold butter
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Mix all base ingredients together with your hands or a pastry blender until well combined. Press into a lightly greased 9x13" pan.
  3. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
  4. Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
  5. Meanwhile, combine all filling ingredients except cranberries in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Let boil gently for 5 minutes,
  6. Add cranberries and continue to boil gently until skins pop, about 5-7 minutes. Cool slightly and spread over cooked base.
  7. Combine all topping ingredients and mix with your hands or a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly and texture resembles small peas. Sprinkle evenly over filling and and bake bars for 20-25 minutes more.
  8. Cool completely before cutting into bars.
Recipe by Hidden Ponies at https://hiddenponies.com/2012/03/cranberry-orange-crumble-squares-cookbook-review/