Old-World Raspberry Bars

By JudyS

Raspberry bars combine tart flavors with a buttery base. It takes very little time and only a few ingredients to make these rich buttery raspberry-filled bars.

Ingredients

• Crumb Mixture
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
• 1 Land O Lakes® All-Natural Egg
• Filling
• 3/4 cup raspberry preserves*

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F.
Line 8- or 9-inch square baking pan with aluminum foil, extending foil over edges.
Grease foil; set aside.

Combine all crumb mixture ingredients in large bowl.
Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Reserve 2 cups crumb mixture; set aside.

Press remaining crumb mixture on bottom of prepared baking pan.
Spread preserves to within 1/2 inch of edge.
Crumble reserved crumb mixture over preserves.

Bake 40-50 minutes or until lightly browned.
Cool completely;
cut into bars.


*Substitute 3/4 cup your favorite flavor preserves.

Recipe Tip
- If using a dark or nonstick baking pan, reduce oven temperature to 325°F. Bake 45-55 minutes.

- Cover and store in pan up to 5 days or freeze up to 1 month