For my garden tea today, I've made some Blueberry Crumb Bars, and to cool off, we're having iced tea. Care to join me?
I'm using a Shooting Star Hydrangea as my centerpiece. Can you see the stars shooting out from the plant?
What's better for a summer dessert than Blueberry Crumb Bars? Oh, these are soooo good and perfect to take to a get together. You can cut the bars large or make them smaller for a crowd. I've adapted this from one found on www.allrecipes.com. I replaced the shortening with butter, changed out some of the sugar and added some spices. I hope you give these a try!
For the crust and topping:
3 cups flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
1 cup cold butter (2 sticks)
1 egg, beaten
For the Blueberry filling:
1/4 cup sugar
4 t. cornstarch
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/4 t. freshly grated nutmeg
4 cups blueberries
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
- In a medium bowl, stir together 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup white sugar, 3 cups flour, salt, and baking powder. Use a fork or pastry cutter to cut in the butter. Mix in the egg. Dough will be crumbly. Pat half of dough into the prepared pan.
- In another bowl, stir together the sugar and cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg. Gently mix in the blueberries. Sprinkle the blueberry mixture evenly over the crust. Crumble remaining dough over the berry layer.
- Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until top is slightly brown. Cool completely before cutting into squares. You can store these in the fridge.
I am sharing this with:
Fresh Cut Fridays
I would LOVE to join you for tea and cookies.I love these bars....anything blueberry is great and they would taste mighty fine being served on that lovely dish. I really do love allrecipes.com too.
ReplyDeleteWow the Blueberry bars sound really great Kitty! Love your fun shooting stars hydrangea too-cute! Happy 4th of July:@)
ReplyDeleteGirrrrllll, I'm going to get as big as a house if I keep trying all these wonderful recipes you post! Did I tell you I made your Oreo pie...like the very next day. Delish!
ReplyDeleteI don't doubt that these will also be a big hit. Blueberries are on sale around here right now. My poor sister won't be able to pick our family's bush this year, due to her total knee but I'm hoping her sons pitch in & get some of them before the birds devour them all. They put netting over the bushes but they still manage to steal a considerable few.
Hope you've had a lovely 4th of July,
fondly,
Rett
Very lovely setting for the blueberry crumb bars. I have lots of blueberries in the fridge, so I'll bake some over the weekend.
ReplyDeleteLinking from Fresh Cut Friday,
Ricki Jill
Kitty, this looks like heaven on a plate. What a great recipe! Thanks for adding it to Foodie Friday. I hope you have a splendid weekend!!
ReplyDeleteThese look fantastic, Kitty! We have a lot of blueberries ripe and soon to be ripe, in our gardens. Love 'em!
ReplyDeleteThese look delicious!
ReplyDeleteI havent had anything with blueberries in it..in a long time. =)
Mmmmm...J'adore !
ReplyDeleteI love your cozy pictures! The blueberry bars sounds really delicious and perfect for a summer treat!!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Leslie
Beautiful pictures and delicious looking bars :) I just bought some blueberries....maybe they will end up in this crumb bar recipe.
ReplyDeleteHave a delightful day! Hugs to you.
these look great and sound even better!! pinned
ReplyDeleteNatasha @ Serenity You
I've never seen a plant like that. Love it! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI will supply the tea or coffee and you bring the blueberry crumb bars and we must invite my husband who loves this kind of cake.
ReplyDeleteI'll be right over! Pass the cake please!
ReplyDeleteThe blueberry crumb bars look delicious, another recipe for my Kitty collection.
ReplyDeleteJudith
I would love to join you for iced tea and blueberry crumb bars, Kitty. Everything looks so fresh and pretty! Thanks for another recipe and coming for tea.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Sandi
I truly wish I could come over and try your blueberry crumb bars. I know they must be delicious if you made them! Love your outdoor setting, so welcoming. Blueberry season is not quite here yet, but I'm anxious to try your bars! Wishing you and hubby a good week!
ReplyDeleteNancy
Kitty, if it was because whenevr I come to your posts you have such amazing yummy food, I'd be morbidly obese! Wow, love your cobbler, wish I could go by and ask you for a piece, lol.. Thanks for likeing my runner!
ReplyDeleteBig hugs,
FABBY
I just love the presentation of this. I don't think I've ever seen a star hydrangea. If I have, I was too daft to notice the starburst. The blueberry crumb bars looks delicious, and it happens to be blueberry season around here. I need to get picking!
ReplyDeleteOh kitty - these do look ever so delightful and we are both thinking blueberries as last night I made a blueberry cheesecake. I fear I shall eat way to much of it! Thank you for sharing these lovely bars for Tea In The Garden and that table looks lovely!
ReplyDeleteHi these look so yummy! I saw it on SYC! I also just love your blog design so pretty and different!
ReplyDeleteJulie from julieslifestyle.blogspot.com
Fruit crumble, Cobblers and Fools are so yummy made with fresh fruit in the summer! How lovely to bake up a pan and then sit outside with a glass of tea. Enjoy your week :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recipe ~
These look so good - I just pinned it! Looking forward to picking blueberries, I'll be thinking of this recipe until then...
ReplyDeleteHi Kitty,
ReplyDeleteThese Bars look perfect for all the wonderful Blueberries that we are getting right now. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great summer weekend and come back to see me real soon!
Miz Helen
Hi Kitty,
ReplyDeleteThese blueberry crumb bars sound delicious and they look so pretty with your red, white, and blue table setting. I love the plates with the blue rim and stars (so pretty) and your linens and basket. I've never heard of a shooting star hydrangea -- that is so pretty! Are they indigenous to Texas?
This is a darling post, Kitty; I think you've got another winner here! :) Have a wonderful day.
Denise at Forest Manor
Kitty:
ReplyDeleteThese just look like summer! I can't wait to try them.
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