These blueberry bars are easy to make and kids love them! Any berry can be used.
Ingredients
- all-purpose flour: 3 cups
- white sugar: 1 cup
- baking powder: 1 tsp
- salt: 0.25 tsp (optional)
- pinch ground cinnamon: 1 piece (optional)
- shortening: 1 cup
- egg: 1 piece
- blueberries: 4 cups (fresh)
- white sugar: 0.5 cup
- cornstarch: 3 tsp
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch pan.
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Stir flour, 1 cup sugar, and baking powder together in a medium bowl; mix in salt and cinnamon, if desired. Use a fork or pastry cutter to blend in shortening and egg. Dough will be crumbly. Pat half of dough into the prepared pan.
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Stir 1/2 cup sugar and cornstarch together in another bowl; gently mix in blueberries. Sprinkle blueberry mixture evenly over prepared crust. Crumble remaining dough over berry layer.
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Bake in the preheated oven until top is slightly brown, about 45 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into squares. humblepieliving
