Thursday, July 29, 2010

Blackberry Pie Bars


Blackberries are in season here right now, and since I have a great hubby that works outdoors...he finds the best blackberry patches that are just there for the picking. There is just something calming to me about berry picking or any kind of picking for that matter. I could pick for hours and I did just that with these berries. It makes me happy! :)

We had a cookout with our church this past Sunday and had so much fun! I made these to take. I don't know..but when we have a get together and I need to take something, bars always come to mind. They are easy to just pick up and go.

These bars have a sweet crust with a moist, gooey filling and then the crunch on top. I will make them again and probably try different berries in them or maybe peaches!

Blackberry Pie Bars

For the dough:
1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup cold butter, cut into cubes
Zest of one lemon
Pinch of salt

1. Rub zest of lemon into sugar using the back of the spoon creating a lemon scented sugar.

2. In the bowl of your mixer, dump in flour, sugar/lemon zest mixture, butter and salt. Beat with the paddle attachment for a couple of minutes until the dough comes together in small chunks.

3. Press half of the dough into the bottom of a greased 9 x 13 pan. Set aside the remaining dough.
4. Bake the dough for 10 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven. Let cool for 10 minutes.

For the filling:
2 large eggs1 cup sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup all purpose flour
3 cups blackberries (if using frozen, thaw and drain first)

1. Whisk the eggs in a large bowl. Add sugar, sour cream and flour to the eggs. Mix well and then fold blackberries.

2. Pour blackberries over baked crust and spread evenly.

3. Sprinkle the reserved dough on top of the blackberry mixture and bake for 50-60 minutes.

4. Let cool one hour before serving.

18 comments:

Ciao Chow Linda said...

Oh yum - these sure look great with that crumbly topping.

Katherine Roberts Aucoin said...

These are definitely eye candy!

Bethie said...

Ugh, these look soooo yummy. How can we make them WW's friendly? LOL!

Unknown said...

Yumm! I love crumb toppings! I only wish I could go picking for such wonderful berries :(

The Blonde Duck said...

Bluberries are on sale here...would that work?

Megan said...

These look fabulious! I'm with you, I love a bar!

Ingrid_3Bs said...

Oh, my! I am sooooo making this! Wish it would be with blackberries I picked but store bought ones will have to do. :)

Btw, I'm with you...bars rock!
~ingrid

Taylor said...

Bars are perfect for get-togethers! These look awesome!

dolly said...

yummy...
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The Blonde Duck said...

Zumba is amazing!

Valerie said...

I'm so glad you left a comment on my blog so I could pop over here and see these! I love berries and am definitely copying this.

Barbara Bakes said...

I love a bar cookie. These look scrumptious. How fun that you picked the berries for them.

The Blonde Duck said...

I'm trying your PB bookies this weekend! I tried a PB blondie recipe that bombed this weekend and I'm SERIOUSLY craving some classic PB cookies, soft and cakey like the ones you posted a few weeks ago!

Mary Bergfeld said...

These really do sound delicious. I adore blackberries and most desserts where they are used. I really like your recipes and the food you feature. I'll have to give these bars a try. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...Mary

Irmina Díaz-Frois Martín said...

Simplemente delicioso!!

Lea said...

I am so glad I found this blog!! I have blackberries in my freezer I have been dying to use. One question though, can I use wheat flour instead of all purpose in thise recipe? If so do I need to add anything additional?

April said...

Lea--I am pretty sure that you could use WW flour in these, or maybe split it with regular flour. Let me know if you try them with the WW and how they turned out. :)

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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Blackberry Pie Bars


Blackberries are in season here right now, and since I have a great hubby that works outdoors...he finds the best blackberry patches that are just there for the picking. There is just something calming to me about berry picking or any kind of picking for that matter. I could pick for hours and I did just that with these berries. It makes me happy! :)

We had a cookout with our church this past Sunday and had so much fun! I made these to take. I don't know..but when we have a get together and I need to take something, bars always come to mind. They are easy to just pick up and go.

These bars have a sweet crust with a moist, gooey filling and then the crunch on top. I will make them again and probably try different berries in them or maybe peaches!

Blackberry Pie Bars

For the dough:
1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup cold butter, cut into cubes
Zest of one lemon
Pinch of salt

1. Rub zest of lemon into sugar using the back of the spoon creating a lemon scented sugar.

2. In the bowl of your mixer, dump in flour, sugar/lemon zest mixture, butter and salt. Beat with the paddle attachment for a couple of minutes until the dough comes together in small chunks.

3. Press half of the dough into the bottom of a greased 9 x 13 pan. Set aside the remaining dough.
4. Bake the dough for 10 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven. Let cool for 10 minutes.

For the filling:
2 large eggs1 cup sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup all purpose flour
3 cups blackberries (if using frozen, thaw and drain first)

1. Whisk the eggs in a large bowl. Add sugar, sour cream and flour to the eggs. Mix well and then fold blackberries.

2. Pour blackberries over baked crust and spread evenly.

3. Sprinkle the reserved dough on top of the blackberry mixture and bake for 50-60 minutes.

4. Let cool one hour before serving.

18 comments:

Ciao Chow Linda said...

Oh yum - these sure look great with that crumbly topping.

Katherine Roberts Aucoin said...

These are definitely eye candy!

Bethie said...

Ugh, these look soooo yummy. How can we make them WW's friendly? LOL!

Unknown said...

Yumm! I love crumb toppings! I only wish I could go picking for such wonderful berries :(

The Blonde Duck said...

Bluberries are on sale here...would that work?

Megan said...

These look fabulious! I'm with you, I love a bar!

Ingrid_3Bs said...

Oh, my! I am sooooo making this! Wish it would be with blackberries I picked but store bought ones will have to do. :)

Btw, I'm with you...bars rock!
~ingrid

Taylor said...

Bars are perfect for get-togethers! These look awesome!

dolly said...

yummy...
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The Blonde Duck said...

Zumba is amazing!

Valerie said...

I'm so glad you left a comment on my blog so I could pop over here and see these! I love berries and am definitely copying this.

Barbara Bakes said...

I love a bar cookie. These look scrumptious. How fun that you picked the berries for them.

The Blonde Duck said...

I'm trying your PB bookies this weekend! I tried a PB blondie recipe that bombed this weekend and I'm SERIOUSLY craving some classic PB cookies, soft and cakey like the ones you posted a few weeks ago!

Mary Bergfeld said...

These really do sound delicious. I adore blackberries and most desserts where they are used. I really like your recipes and the food you feature. I'll have to give these bars a try. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...Mary

Irmina Díaz-Frois Martín said...

Simplemente delicioso!!

Lea said...

I am so glad I found this blog!! I have blackberries in my freezer I have been dying to use. One question though, can I use wheat flour instead of all purpose in thise recipe? If so do I need to add anything additional?

April said...

Lea--I am pretty sure that you could use WW flour in these, or maybe split it with regular flour. Let me know if you try them with the WW and how they turned out. :)

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