Blueberry Shortbread Bars

Name: Blueberry Shortbread Bars
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder; 0 teaspoons baking powder; 177 milliliters fresh blueberries; 1 egg yolk; 355 milliliters sifted all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons ice water, or more if needed; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes; 118 milliliters white sugar

Need a lacto ovo vegetarian dessert? Blueberry Shortbread Bars could be a spectacular recipe to try. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 251 calories, 3g of protein, and 12g of fat. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up ice water, flour, butter, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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Oven

Place butter cubes in the freezer for 15 minutes.

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Butter

Whisk together flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder in a large bowl.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Sprinkle in Chinese five-spice powder.

Cut in frozen butter using a pastry cutter until the butter pieces are about the size of peas.

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Butter

Peas

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Pastry Cutter

Mix in egg yolk and continue cutting in until thoroughly combined.

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Egg Yolk

Drizzle in ice water and stir to combine. The dough should just come together when pinched between your fingers.

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Water

Dough

Pour about 3/4 of the crumb mixture into an ungreased 9x9-inch baking dish. Press the mixture down firmly using the back of a spoon.

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Baking Pan

Spread blueberries in one layer and sprinkle with remaining crumbly dough.

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Blueberries

Spread

Dough

Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden and sides are crisp and browned, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool completely before serving.

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Oven

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Servings:

0teaspoons

Chinese five-spice powder 0teaspoons

baking powder 177milliliters

fresh blueberries 1

egg yolk 355milliliters

sifted all-purpose flour 1teaspoons

ice water, or more if needed 1teaspoons

salt 118milliliters

cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes 118milliliters

white sugar

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Madeira, Prosecco

Shortbread Cookies works really well with Cream Sherry, Madeira, and Prosecco. Sweet bubbly Prosecco doesn't overwhelm simple sugar or shortbread cookies, a sweet cream sherry complements spiced cookies, and madeira's nutty notes match cookies with nuts perfectly. The NV Solera Cream Sherry with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 17 dollars per bottle.

NV Solera Cream Sherry

The Solera Cream Sherry has a brilliant amber and deep copper hue. With butterscotch and pecan aromas, the sweet salted nut and brown spice aromas carry a complex caramel accent. A sweet entry leads to a rounded, lush, moderately full-bodied palate with a lengthy, flavorful finish.