cherry streusel bars
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yield
serving(s)
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
45 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For cherry streusel bars
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2 1/2 cflour
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2/3 csugar
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1/2 tspsalt
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16 Tbspunsalted butter, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
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2 cfrozen sweet cherries
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1 ccherry preserves
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2 tsplemon juice
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1/4 tspalmond extract
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pinchsalt
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1/2 cold fashioned rolled oats
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1/2 ccrushed almonds
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1/4 cbrown sugar
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2 Tbspunsalted butter, softened
How To Make cherry streusel bars
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1CRUST Heat oven to 375 Cover 9x13 pan with two sheets of aluminum foil over hanging on sides Spray with vegetable spray
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2Process flour, sugar and salt in food processor, until combined, about 5 seconds Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles wet sand, about 15 pulses
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3Transfer 1 1/4 cups dough to medium bowl and set aside. Transfer remaining dough to prepared pan and use your hands to evenly distribute it over the bottom of pan.
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4Bake until light golden brown, 16 to 18 minutes, rotating pan halfway through baking
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5CHERRY FILLING Pulse thawed frozen cherries, cherry preserves, lemon juice, pinch of salt and almond extract until finely chopped, about 7 pulses; set aside
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6STREUSEL Add oats, almonds and brown sugar to reserved dough and toss to combine Add butter and rub mixture beween your fingers until butter is fully incorporated and mixture forms small clumps. Set aside
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7Transfer filling to pan and spread evenly over crust (which needn't be cool)
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8Sprinkle streusel evenly over filling (not not press)
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9Bake until filling is bubbling and streusel is deep golden brown 24 to 28 minutes, rotating pan halfway
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10Transfer pan to wire rack and let bars cool completely. Using foil overhang, lift bars out of pan. Cut into 35 squares and serve
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