Peach Crumb Bars

By srumbel

If you don't have fresh peaches on hand, these also work great with canned or bottled peaches (I've made them with both fresh and canned and I like them equally well). The crumb topping is so delicious and buttery, and the sweet juicy peaches make these bars extra special
from thebakerupstairs.com

Ingredients

• for the bars:
• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup cold butter
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• for the filling:
• 5 cups peaches, peeled and diced (about 7 peaches)
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375. Line a 9 x 13 pan with foil or spray with cooking spray. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in the butter using a pastry blender or two forks, then mix in the egg to form a crumbly dough. Press half of the dough into the prepared pan.

To make the filling, toss the peaches with the lemon juice. Whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg, then toss with the peach mixture. Spread the peaches over the dough in the pan, the crumble the remaining dough over the top, covering the peaches evenly. Bake 45 minutes, or until light golden brown. Let cool before cutting into squares. Enjoy!