Cranberry Bars
Serves: 5
Presley Zulauf
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
49
Spice
51
Sweetness
50
Sourness
43
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.4
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1.5 sticks
Unsalted Butter (cut into 1/2-inch cubes)2 cups
All-Purpose Flour1 tsp
Salt1 cup
WaterDirections:
1
Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle
2
Line a 9-inch square baking pan with 2 crisscrossed sheets of foil, leaving an overhang on 2 opposite sides, then butter foil
3
Blend butter, flour, salt, and 1/2 cup granulated sugar in a food processor until mixture begins to clump together
4
Press into bottom of pan
5
Bake until pale golden and sides begin to pull away from pan, 25 to 30 minutes
6
While crust is baking, cook cranberries, remaining 2/3 cup granulated sugar, and water in a 2-quart heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until berries burst, 6 to 8 minutes
7
Pour cranberries over crust and bake until edge is golden, about 25 minutes
8
Sift confectioners sugar over top and cool completely in pan on a rack
9
Lift out of pan using foil overhang and cut into 12 squares, then sift more confectioners sugar over top
10
Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle
11
Line a 9-inch square baking pan with 2 crisscrossed sheets of foil, leaving an overhang on 2 opposite sides, then butter foil
12
Blend butter, flour, salt, and 1/2 cup granulated sugar in a food processor until mixture begins to clump together
13
Press into bottom of pan
14
Bake until pale golden and sides begin to pull away from pan, 25 to 30 minutes
15
While crust is baking, cook cranberries, remaining 2/3 cup granulated sugar, and water in a 2-quart heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until berries burst, 6 to 8 minutes
16
Pour cranberries over crust and bake until edge is golden, about 25 minutes
17
Sift confectioners sugar over top and cool completely in pan on a rack
18
Lift out of pan using foil overhang and cut into 12 squares, then sift more confectioners sugar over top