Easy to make blueberry bars featuring a fresh blueberry filling with lemon, and a simple pastry dough.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr5 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Blueberry Bars
Servings: 12
Calories: 338kcal
Author: Kelly Anthony
Ingredients
For the Crust:
2 ¾cupall-purpose flour
½cupgranulated sugar
1 ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
1teaspoonbaking powder
8tablespoonscold, unsalted buttercut into cubes
8tablespoonscold shortening(regular, not butter-flavored), cut into cubes
1eggslightly beaten
1teaspoon pure vanilla extract
4cups fresh blueberrieswashed and dried
For the Blueberry Filling:
⅓cupgranulated sugar
4teaspoonscornstarch
1 teaspoonlemon zest
Juice of 2 lemons
¼teaspoonfine sea salt
Instructions
Position rack in the lower third of the oven, and preheat oven to 375°. Have ready a greased, 9x13" baking dish.
For the Crust:
Add the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder to the bowl of a food processor fitted with a paddle attachment. Pulse to mix. If you do not have a food processor, use a large mixing bowl and a whisk.
Add the cold, cubed butter and shortening and pulse until the mixture resembles small peas speckled throughout the dry ingredients. Or, you could use a pastry cutter to cut in the fats.
Add the egg and vanilla, and pulse combine. If you're not using a food processor, stir with a wooden spoon until evenly incorporated. Set aside until ready to use.
For the Blueberry Filling:
In a large mixing bowl, combine blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon zest, lemon juice, and salt. Stir to combine.
Add about ⅔'s of the dough to the bottom of the greased casserole dish. Gently use your hands to pat the dough out evenly across the dish. Pour the blueberry filling evenly across the dough, and crumble the dough that remains over the top.
Bake for 45 minutes, or until the crust is golden-brown. Place on a wire rack and allow to cool 15 minutes before cutting. Serve and enjoy.