Scottish Raspberry Bars Recipes

RASPBERRY STREUSEL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300°F (149°C). Line the bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper, leaving enough overhang on all sides. Set aside.
• Stir the melted butter, granulated sugar, vanilla, and salt together in a medium bowl. Add the flour and stir until everything is combined. Press the mixture evenly into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 15 minutes.
• Remove the crust from the oven, and turn the oven up to 350°F (177°C).
• Spread preserves over warm crust. Dot the preserves with raspberries on top.
• Whisk the oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour together in a medium bowl. Cut in the chilled butter with a pastry blender or two forks (or even with your hands) until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the filling with streusel and bake for 30-35 minutes or until the streusel is golden brown. The raspberry filling should be bubbling on the edges.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least 20 minutes at room temperature, then chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours (or overnight). Lift the foil or parchment out of the pan using the overhang on the sides and cut into bars. I usually cut them into 16 smaller bars, but you can cut them into 12 larger bars. Drizzle the bars with vanilla icing, if using. These raspberry bars can be enjoyed at room temperature or cold. I personally like them cold.

RASPBERRY CRUMBLE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place raspberries in a large colander. Run warm water over them for a minute, and then let the liquid drain out for about an hour until softened and thoroughly drained (see notes). Mix raspberries with sugar, flour, cornstarch, and lemon juice.
• Mix the oats, flour, sugar, baking powder, butter, and salt together into a crumble-like mixture. Press two thirds of the crumble into the bottom of a 9×13 pan lined with parchment paper. Bake for 10 minutes.
• Arrange the raspberry layer on top of the baked bottom layer. Sprinkle with remaining crumble. Bake for another 25-30 minutes.
• Remove from oven. They will need a little time to set up into "bar" formation, so chill them for a few hours to get them really solid. Orrrr... cut into it right away and eat it like a soft fruit crisp! You should be able to remove them from the pan easily by pulling up on the edges of the parchment paper.

RASPBERRY CRUMBLE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and mix on medium speed just until combined. With the mixer on low, add the vanilla.
• Sift the flour and salt together and, with the mixer on low, slowly add to the butter mixture, mixing until it almost comes together in a ball. Turn the dough out on a board. Lightly pat two-thirds of the dough evenly on the bottom of a 9-inch square baking pan and about 1/4-inch up the sides. Spread with the jam, leaving a 1/4-inch border. Mix the granola into the remaining dough with your hands. Break the dough into small bits and distribute it on top of the jam, covering most of the surface. Sprinkle the almonds on top. Bake the bars for 45 minutes, until lightly browned.
• Cool completely and cut into 9 or 12 bars. Sprinkle lightly with confectioners' sugar.

GRANDMA'S RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a medium bowl combine butter, white sugar, brown sugar, flour, baking powder and salt; mix well. Spread 2/3 of mixture into prepared pan.
• Spread jam over mixture.
• Combine remaining mixture with oats and walnuts; sprinkle over jam layer.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.

SCOTTISH RASPBERRY BUNS

Steps:

• Set oven to 425°F or Mark 7.
• Grease and flour baking sheets.
• Sift the flour into a bowl and rub in the margarine.
• Add the sugar and the beaten egg with enough milk to make a fairly stiff consistency.
• Divide the mixture into about walnut-size balls and place on baking sheet, allowing space for them to spread slightly during cooking.
• Make a small hole in the centre of each bal1 and spoon in a little raspberry jam.
• Pinch the edges together again.
• Dust lightly with caster sugar.
• Bake for 10 minutes then reduce heat to 350°F or Mark 4 and bake for a further 5 minutes.
• The buns should be light golden in colour.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

RASPBERRY CAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8-inch square glass baking dish with enough foil so there is an overhang on 2 sides.
• Mix the cookie dough with the lemon extract, kneading to combine. With damp fingers, press 2/3 of the dough into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Spread the jam over the dough. Crumble the remaining dough evenly over the top of jam. Scatter the pecans over top. Bake until browned around the edges and cooked through in the center, about 35 minutes. Let cool in pan. Lift edges of foil to remove the bars. The bars are soft, so carefully cut into 2-inch squares or diagonally into pennant shapes.

FRESH RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 350°F. Spray an 8-inch square baking pan with non-stick spray.
• Stir together the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. Stir in the melted butter. The mixture will look like damp sand but it will hold together if you pinch it.
• Press half of the mixture into the prepared baking pan. (Make sure to press it firmly)
• Bake for 12 to 14 minutes until it is slightly puffy.
• While the crust is baking, prepare the filling.
• Place the raspberries in a mixing bowl.
• Combine the sugar, cornstarch and lemon zest until well blended. Add the lemon juice to the raspberries then fold in the sugar/cornstarch mixture. Let the raspberry mixture sit for 5 to 10 minutes while the crust bakes down.
• Spread the raspberry filling over the baked crust.
• Sprinkle the remaining oatmeal crumble over the raspberries.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until the raspberry juices are bubbling at the edges and the crumble crust is golden brown.
• Let the raspberry crumble bars cool completely before slicing.

RASPBERRY CRUMBLE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan.
• Add the flour, both sugars, oats and salt to a bowl in your stand mixer. Add in the butter and egg and beat at low speed. Stop the machine and scrape the bowl down a couple of times. Keep processing until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Keep 2 cups crumb mixture aside.
• Press the remaining crumb mixture on the bottom the prepared pan. Spread the Raspberry Preserves over top, leaving 1/2-inch border. Crumble the rest of the oat mixture over the preserves.
• Bake until lightly browned, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into bars.
• Put your raspberries and 1/4 cup water in a saucepan over medium heat. Once it's at a simmer, partially cover and cook 8 to 10 minutes. Pass the berry mixture through a food mill and measure the liquid that remains. You need 3 1/2 cups. Add more water if there isn't enough.
• Put the berry liquid into a new saucepan over medium heat and bring to a simmer again. Once it simmers, start adding your sugar in 1/2 cup increments. Give it a stir to incorporate and bring it back to a simmer before adding of the next 1/2 cup sugar. Once the last 1/2 cup is added, bring the liquid to 216 to 218 degrees F on a candy thermometer. Stir constantly.
• Let this cool to room temperature prior to using. If not using right away, refrigerate for up to 1 week. Yield: 2 cups.

OLD FASHIONED RASPBERRY BUNS (SCOTTISH)

Steps:

• Set oven to 425 degrees F
• Grease and flour baking sheets.
• Sift the flour into a bowl and rub in the margarine.
• Add the sugar and the beaten egg with enough milk to make a fairly stiff consistency (may not need all the milk).
• Divide the mixture into about walnut-size balls and place on baking sheet, allowing space for them to spread slightly during cooking.
• Make a small hole in the center of each ball and spoon in a little rasberry jam.
• Pinch the edges together again.
• Dust lightly with caster sugar.
• Bake for 10 minutes then reduce heat to 350degrees F and bake for a further 5 minutes.
• The buns should be light golden in color.
• Cool on a wire rack.

DELICIOUS RASPBERRY OATMEAL COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 8 inch square pan, and line with greased foil.
• Combine brown sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, and rolled oats. Rub in the butter using your hands or a pastry blender to form a crumbly mixture. Press 2 cups of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Spread the jam to within 1/4 inch of the edge. Sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture over the top, and lightly press it into the jam.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in preheated oven, or until lightly browned. Allow to cool before cutting into bars.

RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine 1/3 cup sugar, flour, butter and egg yolks. Press into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes or until golden. Cool. Spread jam over crust; sprinkle with nuts., In a small bowl, beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Spread meringue over nuts. , Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until set and lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. To cut into bars, use a knife dipped in hot water. Store in the refrigerator.

SCOTTISH RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Mix until crumbly. Set aside 1-1/2 cups of this mixture. Press remaining mixture in bottom of pan greased 9x13 pan. Spoon seedless raspberry jam on mixture. Sprinkle chocolate chips over jam. Crumble reserved mix over top. Bake 40-45 minutes at 350 degrees or until lightly browned. Option: Sprinkle with confectionary sugar. For larger bars, double the recipe.