gooseberry suprise bars

Name: Gooseberry Suprise Bars
Yield: 24
Ingredients: ## CRUST:; 2 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1 cup(s) brown sugar; 1 cup(s) butter, cold; ## TOPPING:; 2 - eggs; 1 cup(s) brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 1/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 cup(s) gooseberries cooked ( i cook mine with 1 tbsp sugar per 1/2 cup berries and a little water for 10-15 minutes then hit with imersion blender till well blended.); 3/4 cup(s) honey

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Susan Magness

Cleburne, TX

Updated on Aug 6, 2013

Gooseberry's are only in season for a few weeks each year but the freeze well. I got the original recipe from a friend in the Republic of Panama about 27 years ago and Have done some tweeking for my families tastes. My son LOVES these bars.

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yield 24 serving(s)

Ingredients

CRUST:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter, cold
TOPPING:
2 - eggs
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups gooseberries cooked ( i cook mine with 1 tbsp sugar per 1/2 cup berries and a little water for 10-15 minutes then hit with imersion blender till well blended.)
3/4 cup honey

How To Make gooseberry suprise bars

Step 1

CRUST: Blend together butter flour and brown sugar with pastry blender until crumbly and well blended. Press into pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Step 2

TOPPING: Beat eggs and brown sugar until fluffy. Add baking powder and salt to flour; blend into egg mixture. Stir in gooseberries. Spread over baked crust. Bake for 20-25 minutes.
Step 3

Cool on cooling rack and cut into bars.
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