Red, White and Blueberries

Happy Independence Day!

Do you have plans for the 4th of July?

I know I'm early but I didn't

want you to miss out on this.

We will be staying home and don't have

much planned for that day, but I did make a

red, white and blue dessert to help celebrate

Independence Day.

Oh My Sweet Land Of Liberty!

Blueberry Crumble Bars

You just have to make these!

Blueberries are so abundant right now.

Why not use some and make a simple dessert

that is sure to please everyone?

These taste great as is....

but I wanted to take it to the next level.

I topped it with a dollop of freshly

made whipped cream topping and

added a Maraschino Cherry.

Talk about your taste buds exploding like a

Grand Finale 4th of July fireworks shows!

How cute is that patriotic bouquet centerpiece?

I dug through my flower and craft stash and

whipped this together in 15 minutes.

You know what they say.

Life's too short,

eat dessert first!

I can see that these won't last long in

our household.

BLUEBERRY CRUMBLE BARS

INGREDIENTS:

3 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes

1 egg

BLUEBERRY FILLING:

4 cups fresh blueberries

1/2 cup granulated sugar

4 teaspoons cornstarch

3 tablespoons lemon juice

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 375°. Lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Use a fork or pastry cutter to blend in the butter, and then the egg (the dough will be crumbly). Press half of the dough into the prepared pan.

In a separate large bowl, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice. Gently fold in the blueberries to coat evenly with the sugar mixture. Spread the blueberry mixture evenly over the crust, drizzling any excess juice in the bowl over the filling. Crumble the remaining dough evenly over the blueberry layer.

Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the top is light golden brown. Cool completely before cutting into squares.

Recipe adapted from: Brown Eyed Baker

Have a Happy and Safe

4th of July!

That's it for this week.

Until Next Time,

Veronica