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Cranberry Crumb Bars

Celebrate the season with cranberry bars! They're super easy to make and can be cut into mini squares, just right for a dessert tray.

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Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 4 hr 0 min
Servings 24

Ingredients

Crust and Topping

2 1/2: cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1: cup sugar

1/2: cup ground slivered almonds

1: teaspoon baking powder

1/4: teaspoon salt

1: cup cold butter

1: egg

1/4: teaspoon ground cinnamon

Filling

4: cups fresh or frozen cranberries

1: cup sugar

: Juice of 1/2 orange (4 teaspoons)

1: tablespoon cornstarch

1: teaspoon vanilla

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan with butter or cooking spray.
2 In large bowl, mix flour, 1 cup sugar, the almonds, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Stir in egg. Press 2 1/2 cups of crumb mixture in bottom of pan. Stir cinnamon into remaining crumb mixture; set aside.
3 In medium bowl, stir all filling ingredients. Spoon evenly over crust. Spoon reserved crumb mixture evenly over filling.
4 Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until top is light golden brown. Cool completely. Refrigerate until chilled. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Katie Goodman from Albuquerque, NM created this recipe for a Celebrate the Season Holiday Cookie Contest.

Stock up on cranberries while they’re abundant in stores. Just toss them in the freezer and use as you need; they’ll be good for about a year. If you’re using frozen cranberries for this recipe, there is no need to thaw them first.

"These bars are practically perfect in every way. In fact, the only thing that would make them MORE perfect would be if they were actually considered health food. Let cranberries take the center stage and shine with this recipe. It’s perfect for the upcoming holiday baking season, or anytime you want your kitchen to smell amazing. They're best served chilled, though that’s not to say I haven’t swiped a piece or two straight out of the oven." Katie Goodman

A food processor works great for grinding the almonds. You will need about 2/3 cup slivered almonds to measure 1/2 cup ground almonds.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 210
Calories from Fat: 80),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 9g; 9%
(Saturated Fat 5g, 5% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 30mg; 30%;
Sodium: 105mg; 105%;
Total Carbohydrate: 30g; 30%
(Dietary Fiber 1g 1% Sugars 18g 18% ),
Protein: 2g; 2%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 6%;
Vitamin C: 2%;
Calcium: 2%;
Iron: 4%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 1/23/2012 3:32:50 PM REPORT ABUSE C Jackson said:

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I made these for a nature center reception and they were a huge hit. I also used them as one of 15 varieties of confections for my Holiday gift trays and baskets. I was so surprised at how well they stored - at least 2 weeks, chilled. They were everything that the description said they would be. I will add this recipe to my computer recipe files. Wonderful flavor!

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Posted 1/8/2012 9:46:51 AM REPORT ABUSE lew857 said:

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these are very good and easy to make. I put all the ingredients for the crumb in the food processor. Pat the crumb crust down with you hands but not until set in place. I cut the cranberries, which were frozen, in half and also added 1 Tbsp. orange zest for a little more orange flavor. Do not cook the filling. They cooked for 50 minutes and tasted wonderful!

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Posted 12/29/2011 1:52:57 PM REPORT ABUSE amyjm said:

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I made these for Christmas and they were delicious! I substituted Jules gluten free flour for the flour in the recipe since several people in my family are gluten intolerant. I will definitely make them again soon!

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