INGREDIENTS
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24 1-inch x 2-inch bars
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The crust:
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1 cup sugar
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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3 cups all-purpose flour, scooped and leveled
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1/4 tsp salt
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zest of 1 lemon
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8 oz cold, unsalted butter (2 sticks), cut into a 1/2-inch dice
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1 egg, beaten
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The berry mixture:
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1/2 cup sugar
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4 tsp non-gmo cornstarch*
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Juice of 1 lemon
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4 cups fresh blueberries [frozen berries work too]
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*You can use any cornstarch you like. I happen to prefer non-genetically modified (i.e., organic) products whenever possible.
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Special Equipment - a well-greased (or vegetable-sprayed) 9- x 13-inch pan