Bountiful Blueberry Bars

Use fresh or thawed frozen blueberries in this recipe for a delicious burst of summertime in this portable bar. Whole wheat flour adds a nice serving of whole grains too.

Bountiful Blueberry?Bars

Ingredienst:

2 Cups flour

1 Cup whole wheat flour

1 Cup sugar, divided

1 tsp. apple pie spice

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 tsp. salt

1 Cup?room temperature butter

4 cups (2 pints) fresh or thawed, frozen blueberries

2 Tablespoons lemon juice

Coarse grain sugar for garnish

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.? Spray an 11 x 14 or a 9 x 13 pan with nonstick spray and set aside.?

In a large bowl, combine blueberries, half cup of sugar and lemon juice.? Gently toss to combine and set aside.

In another large bowl, combine remaining ingredients except for coarse grained sugar.? Using a pastry blender or clean hands, work the butter into the dry ingredients until you have a dough that holds together when pinched.?

Divide dough evenly and press half into?greased baking pan.? Spoon blueberry mixture evenly over bottom crust.? Sprinkle remaining crust dough evenly over blueberry layer and pat to form to crust.?

Sprinkle with coarse grain sugar.

Bake for 25 minutes, or until the top crust starts to lightly brown.

Makes 12-24 bars, depending on size.

Enjoy!

S.