Blackberry Ginger Bars
Celia's Blackberry Ginger Balsamic Vinegar
| Category: | DESSERTS |
Ingredients
Blackberry Ginger Bars Directions
- Crust:
- Butter or grease a 9-inch square pan.
- Stir together all-purpose flour, oat flour or ground oats, brown sugar and salt in a large bowl using a fork to combine and remove any lumps. Add melted butter and vanilla and stir until thoroughly combined.
- Press dough evenly into prepared pan and freeze 30 minutes.
- Filling:
- Combine blackberries, sugar, vinegar, cornstarch, lemon juice and salt in a 2-quart non-reactive saucepan over medium heat. Stir until mixture comes to a boil and continue to simmer stirring constantly until fruit thickens slightly. Remove from heat.
- Topping:
- Place rolled oats, all purpose flour, hazelnuts, brown sugar, granulated sugar, salt, ginger, cinnamon and orange zest in the bowl of a food processor and process until nuts are coarsely chopped. Pour mixture in bowl and drizzle with melted butter using your hands to combine and make small clumps.
- Assembly:
- Preheat oven to 300°F.
- Bake frozen crust at 300°F 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown and firm to the touch. Remove from oven and increase temperature to 350°F.
- Spread 1-1/2 cups blackberry filling over crust and sprinkle evenly with crumble topping creating larger clumps if desired.
- Bake about 50 minutes or until golden brown, rotating the pan halfway through the baking time. Remove from oven and cool on a rack 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the pan to prevent the bars from sticking. Cool completely and cut into bars.
