blueberry-lemon crumb bars

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• crust:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 cup butter, chilled and diced
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• filling:
• 2 cups fresh blueberries
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• crumb topping:
• 5 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• start by making the crust. in a medium bowl, stir together the 2 cups flour, 2 tablespoons white sugar, lemon zest and salt. cut in the 1/2 cup butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. beat egg and vanilla together; stir into the crumb mixture until a dough forms. press into the bottom of the prepared pan.
• bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden. remove from oven and set aside to cool slightly.
• sprinkle blueberries over the crust. combine the 1/4 cup sugar and nutmeg; sprinkle over the blueberries. make the topping: in a medium bowl, cream together the 5 tablespoons butter and brown sugar until smooth. mix in the flour, so that the mixture is crumbly like streusel. sprinkle over the blueberry layer.
• bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until browned. cool and then dust with confectioners' sugar before cutting into bars.