Raspberry Streusel Barsmakes 36-40 bars or a jelly roll pan
Ingredients:
Crust1 1/2 cups butter, melted3/4 cups granulated sugar1 Tablespoon vanilla extract3/4 teaspoon salt3 cups all purpose flour
Filling2 1/4 cups Raspberry Jam3 cups fresh raspberries
Streusel1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed1 teaspoon ground cinnamon3/4 cup of all purpose flour3/4 cup butter, cold and cubed
Glaze1 cup powdered sugar2-3 Tablespoons milk or cream1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line the jelly roll pan with foil or parchment paper, leaving enough overhang on all sides. Set aside.
Start making the crust by stirring the melted butter, granulated sugar, vanilla, and salt together. And flour and stir until everything is combined. Press the mixture evenly into the prepared jelly roll pan. Bake for 15 minutes.
Remove the crust from oven and turn the oven up to 350 degrees.
Spread the jam over the warm crust. Sprinkle raspberries evenly over the jam.
Make the streusel by mixing the oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour together. Cut in the chilled butter with pastry blender or two forks or yours hands until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Sprinkle streusel evenly over the berries. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. The filling should be bubbling.
Remove from oven. Let cool.
Make glaze by put powdered sugar, vanilla and 2 Tablespoons of milk or cream in a quart size ziplock bag. Seal bag. Squish ingredients together until there are no lumps. If the glaze is to thick add 3 Tablespoon of milk and mix again. Cut off bottom corner of the bag and squeeze glaze in lines over bars. Enjoy them cold or warm.
Store in refrigerator. You can freeze them in an airtight container. This make a big batch I usually freeze half for when company pops in.
*You can make these bars with any kind of berry, just substitute berries and jam flavor. Example Blackberries with blackberry jam.
