Raspberry Walnut Bars Recipe

How to make it

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• Butter a 9 or 10 inch square pan
• Mix 1 1/2 cup flour,1/3 cup brown sugar and butter in a mixer at medium speed just to combine ( it will look kind of crumbly.)
• Do not cream mixture.
• Press mixture this in the bottom of the pan
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes at 350F until set and light browned
• Remove pan from oven and carefully spread on the preserves
• I found I had to dollop the preserves and spread carefully with the back of a spoon
• Let the preserves warm up a bit on the warm crust and then carefully spread with the back of spoon or spatula
• Mix the remaining 1/4 cup flour, 1 cup brown sugar, salt, baking powder and eggs until smooth
• Carefully spread this over the preserves, using the back of a spoon or even tilt pan a bit to let is spread evenly
• Then sprinkle evenly with the chopped nuts
• Return to the oven
• Bake for another 18 to 20 minutes until set and golden
• Remove to rack to cool completely
• Sprinkle with powder sugar if desired
• Chill the bars till quite cold for best cutting.
• Then let them come up to room temperature as I think they taste best that way after being cut although they are much firmer when cold

unbaked butter crust patted in the pan   Close