Blue Ridge Blackberry Lemon Bars
Serves: 2
Floy Nolan
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
49
Spice
37
Sweetness
51
Sourness
37
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Prep time (avg)
5.4
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1.25 cups
Light Brown Sugar (firmly packed)1.5 tsps
Ground Cinnamon (ps.)1 tsps
Nutmeg (grated)1 tsps
Lemon Peel (grated)1 tsps
Salt2 tbsps
Lemon Juice (ps. fresh)Directions:
1
HEAT oven to 325 degrees F
2
Toss together in a large mixing bowl oats, flour, brown sugar, walnuts, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon peel and salt until well blended
3
SPRINKLE mixture with lemon juice, then with a pastry blender or two knives, cut in the butter pieces until mixture is crumbly
4
SPRAY 13 x 9-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking spray
5
Reserve 2 cups of the oat mixture, then sprinkle remainder in pan, pressing with fingers to form a crust BAKE 10 minutes, or until set
6
Let cool slightly, then spread blackberry jam evenly over crust
7
Sprinkle evenly with reserved oat mixture, pressing down gently
8
RETURN to oven; bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until crust is golden brown
9
*To toast nuts: Place walnuts in dry nonstick skillet; cook over medium heat, shaking pan until nuts are lightly browned