Flaky Pineapple Bars Recipes

TROPICAL ESCAPE SOFT PINEAPPLE CRUMBLE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and line an 8×8-inch pan with aluminum foil, spray with cooking spray; set aside.
• To a large bowl, add the butter, 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup sugar, and optional salt. Using two forks or a pastry cutter, cut butter into dry ingredients until a sandy mixture with peas-sized buttery bits forms.
• Reserve 3/4 cup of this mixture; set aside.
• Transfer remaining mixture into prepared pan and using your fingertips or the back of a spatula, lightly press crumbs evenly into pan to form a crust.
• Bake for 10 minutes. While crust bakes, make the filling.
• In a large bowl (same one used to make the crust mixture is fine) add the egg, 1/2 cup sugar, sour cream, vanilla extract, 1/4 cup flour, and whisk until smooth; set aside.
• Remove crust from oven and top evenly with pineapple chunks. About 90% of the surface area will be covered with pineapple; chunks will be very close to each other but not quite touching.
• Carefully and evenly pour the sour cream mixture over the pineapple, making sure to get it into the corners.
• Evenly sprinkle the reserved crust mixture over the top to create the crumble topping.
• Bake for about 35 minutes, or until edges and top are set.
• Place pan on top of a wire rack and allow bars to cool for at least 1 hour before slicing and serving.

FLAKY PINEAPPLE BARS

Steps:

• Cut butter or margarine into flour with pastry blender or two knives.
• Add sour cream and vanilla.
• Mix well and refrigerate 2 hours.
• Meanwhile, cook pineapple, sugar, and cornstarch over medium heat stirring constantly until thick and clear.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Roll out half of the dough and place in the bottom of a jellyroll pan.
• Add cooled filling and spread over dough.
• Cover with remaining rolled out dough.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 55 minutes or until golden brown.
• Sprinkle with confectioners sugar.
• Cut in 70 squares.
• Refrigerate if not used within a short period of time.

PINEAPPLE BARS

Steps:

• Pineapple Filling:
• Mix 1 cup crushed pineapple and juice (8 1/4-ounce can), 1 cup sugar, 2 1/2 Tablespoons cornstarch, 1 Tablespoon butter, and 1 cup water in saucepan.
• Cook until thickened, cool.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Cream together shortening and sugar thoroughly.
• Stir in flour, baking soda and salt.
• Mix in rolled oats.
• Press and flatten half of the mixture over bottom of a 13 x 9 1/2 x 2 inch greased pan.
• Spread with cooled filling.
• Top with remaining crumb mixture, patting lightly.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• While warm cut into bars and remove from pan.