BERRY-BERRY STREUSEL BARS
CRUST
1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup (2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
FILLING
1 12-ounce package frozen blueberries, thawed
2/3 cup raspberry jam
5 teaspoons all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons minced lemon peel
FOR CRUST:
Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
Combine first 4 ingredients in medium bowl. Add butter; rub with
fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Press half of
crumb mixture onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake crust until light
brown, about 15 minutes. Cool slightly.
FOR FILLING:
Mix blueberries, jam, flour and lemon peel in bowl.
Spread filling over crust. Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture over.
Bake until topping is golden, about 35 minutes. Cool in pan. Cut
into squares and serve.
MAKES ABOUT 24
Bon Appétit
September 1994
Devora Disner: West Bloomfield, Michigan
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