Cranberry Crumb Bars

Prep 20 min
Total 4 hr 0 min
Servings 24

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Let cranberries take the centre stage and shine with this recipe. It is perfect for the holiday baking season, or anytime you want your kitchen to smell amazing.

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups (625 mL) all-purpose flour
1 cup (250 mL) granulated sugar
1/2 cup (125 mL) ground almonds
1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder
1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
1 cup (250 mL) cold butter
1 egg
1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground cinnamon

4 cups (1 L) fresh or frozen cranberries
1 cup (250 mL) sugar
Juice of 1/2 orange (4 tsp/20 mL)
1 tbsp (15 mL) cornstarch
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla

Steps

1

Heat oven to 375ºF. Grease 13x9-inch pan with butter or cooking spray.
2

In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, 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.

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