Sour Cherry Crumb Bars Recipes

SOUR CHERRY CRUMB BARS

Steps:

• Prepare Cherry Filling by mixing together sugar and cornstarch. Add sour cherries to a small saucepan, stir in lemon juice and cornstarch/sugar mixture. Bring mixture to a boil over medium heat, until thickened. Once thickened remove from heat and stir in almond extract, let cool to room temperature.
• Preheat the oven to 350° and spray 9×9 inch square pan then line with parchment paper.
• Add all of the dry bar ingredients into a large mixing bowl and mix together using your hands, or pulse in a food processor to blend.
• Add butter, using a pastry blender or your hands work the mixture into crumbs/pea sized pieces. Or pulse a few times in food processor until butter is the size of peas. It will become a soft and crumbly mixture.
• Add 2/3 of the crumb mixture to the prepared pan and firmly pat down. Then top with cooled cherry filling. Add evenly the remaining crumb mixture on top of the cherries. Place in oven and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a light golden brown.
• Let bars completely cool. Cut bars into 9-12 serving and serve.

SOUR CHERRY CRUMB BARS

Steps:

• 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
• 2 Grease the quarter-baking sheet with cooking oil spray, then line it with parchment paper
• 3 Combine the cherries, cherry jam, sugar, cornstarch and ginger root, if using, in a mixing bowl; let it sit while you assemble the crust/crumble
• 4 Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and lime zest in a separate mixing bowl
• 5 Quickly work in the butter to form a crumbly dough, then add the egg and mix until incorporated
• 6 Press half the dough into the baking sheet so that it's smooth and packed, then spread the cherry mixture over it, leaving a 1/2-inch margin around the edges
• 7 Crumble the remaining dough on top
• 8 Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until golden brown
• 9 Cool before cutting into twelve 3-inch bars

SOUR CHERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix first three ingredients together until well blended, avoid getting it too warm or it will be hard to handle.
• Press into a 9" x 13" pan and bake for 15 minutes.
• Beat the eggs and add the sugar, brown sugar, flour and baking powder.
• When combined, add fruit and mix.
• Pour cherry mixture over crust in pan and bake for 45 minutes.

SOUR CHERRY CRUMB CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch square baking dish, and dust with flour, tapping out excess.
• Make the topping: Stir together butter, flour, sugars, salt, and cinnamon.
• Make the cakes: Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. With a mixer, cream butter and granulated sugar in another bowl until pale and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Working in alternating batches, add flour mixture and buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat until just combined. Pour into prepared dish, and smooth with an offset spatula. Dot top with cherries, and sprinkle with crumb topping.
• Bake until golden and a tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool before cutting.