"Boscoe Bakes"... "Blueberry Crumb Bars"

Fruit goodies have been very prevalent here lately, and the influx of fresh and soon to be ripened local produce make it next to impossible to ignore this magnificent bounty.  Today, with fresh picked blueberries beckoning for attention, I decided to make a tried and true blueberry bar which is great for snacking all day long. Preparation is simple, and within an hour or so you have a melt in your mouth blueberry treat that is guaranteed to please.  These bars are great with a glass of milk, a cup of your favorite java or simply by themselves. Bon Appetit

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup (2 sticks) cold, unsalted butter
• 1 egg
• zest and juice of one lemon
• 4 cups fresh blueberries, picked over
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons cornstarch

Assembly:

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 13x9 inch baking pan

In medium bowl, stir together 1 cup of sugar, the flour, baking powder, salt and zest.  Using a fork or pastry blender, cut in the butter and the egg until the dough resembles coarse crumbs the size of peas. Pat half of the dough onto the bottom of your prepared pan and set aside.

In a medium size bowl, toss together the sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice. Carefully toss in the blueberries.  Pour the blueberry mixture onto the crust and arrange evenly. Sprinkle the remaining dough over the blueberries. Gently pat into place.

Bake for 1 hour, or until crust is golden brown. Cool in pan before cutting.