Strawberry Crumble Bars

🧂 Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 12 tablespoons cold butter

  cubed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg

  beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cups chopped strawberries
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Instructions

• 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and line a 9×13 inch baking pan with parchment
  paper. Set aside.
• 2 Making the Crumble: 
• 3 Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Using a
  pastry blender, a fork, or two knives, cut cold butter into flour mixture until
  it forms fine, sandy crumbs. Add the beaten egg and vanilla. Press two-thirds of
  the crumble into the bottom of the prepared baking pan. (A food processor makes
  this job super quick).
• 4 Stir together the sugar and cornstarch. Fold in the chopped strawberries. Spoon
  the strawberry mixture evenly over the crust layer in the pan. Then scatter the
  remaining crumble over the strawberries.
• 5 Baking the Bars: 
• 6 Bake the bars for 40 to 50 minutes, or until the top of the bars is slightly
  golden and the filling is beginning to bubble.
• 7 Remove the bars from the oven and cool completely before cutting into squares. I
  like to refrigerate the bars until they become solid enough to cut.

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