Favorite summer fruits - peaches and plums- make the tart and sweet filling for these wonderful bars. The fruit and the crumble topping are spiced with Ginger and True Cinnamon for a delicious and slightly tangy flavor. Just one bite and you can taste the sweet summer freshness. They are just yummy served cool or warm with a scoop of ice cream.
Ingredients:
FOR THE FILLING:
2 medium peaches, peeled and diced
2 small black plums, diced
1 tsp Ginger Root Powder
1 tsp True Cinnamon
1 Tblspn cornstarch
2 Tblspns lemon juice
2 Tblspns (white) sugar
THE CRUMBLE & CRUST:
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup (white) sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
10 Tblspns butter (cold)
1 large egg yolk
1 Tblspn cold water
Pinch of salt
1/2 tsp Ginger Root Powder
1 1/2 Tblspn Crystallized Ginger
Directions: Spray (with cooking spray) a 9x9 inch baking pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. MAKE THE FILLING: Mix toget
her the filling ingredients. Set aside. MAKE THE CRUST & CRUMBLE: Whisk together the flour, sugars, Ginger Root Powder, salt, and baking powder. Cut in the butter (with a fork or pastry blender). Add the egg and water. Stir until mixture is small crumbles. Take 1/2 of the mixture and press it into the bottom of the prepared pan to make the crust. Pour the prepared filling over the crust. Add the Crystallized Ginger to the remaining 1/2 of the crust/crumble mixture and then sprinkle it over the filling. Bake in the preheated oven for about 40 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Let cool completely in the pan before cutting into bars
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