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Buttery Peach Bars

Delicious and refreshing peach bars.
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16 Bars
Calories 161 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Food processor

Ingredients
 

For The Crust

  • 2½ cup All-purpose flour, Spooned and leveled
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 cup Batter, Cold and cubed
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon zest
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
  • 2-3 tablespoon Cold water

For The Peach Filling

  • 3 cups Peach, Orange color, Diced
  • 2 tablespoon Sugar
  • 2 tablespoon Corn starch
  • ½ tablespoon Vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup Lemon juice, Freshly squeezed
  • ¼ cup Coarse brown sugar, Optional

Instructions
 

How To Make The Crust

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and line a 9X9 square pan. Set aside.
  • Put the sugar, flour, salt, and lemon zest in a food processor and pulse a few times until smooth.
    2½ cup All-purpose flour, 1 cup Sugar, 1 tablespoon Lemon zest, ½ teaspoon Salt
  • Add the cold butter and pulse until the dough resembles wet sand.
    1 cup Batter
  • Add 1 tablespoon of the ice water, and pulse again. If the dough seems too dry add one more tablespoon of the cold water. Add the vanilla extract and pulse one more time.
    2-3 tablespoon Cold water, 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
  • Pour this mixture into the prepared pan, and press down. Set aside.

How To Make The Peach Filling

  • In a large bowl mix together diced peaches, corn starch, sugar, Vanilla extract, and lemon juice. Make sure all the peach pieces are coated with corn starch and sugar.
    3 cups Peach, Orange color, 2 tablespoon Sugar, 2 tablespoon Corn starch, ½ tablespoon Vanilla extract, ¼ cup Lemon juice
  • Distribute the above mixture on top of the crust, and spread evenly. with your fingertips make clusters of the remaining crust mixture (⅓) and spread it on top of the peach mixture. Sprinkle some coarse sugar all over the pan.
    ¼ cup Coarse brown sugar
  • Bake for one hour, Let cool completely, then transfer into the fridge for 15 minutes before cutting.

Notes

  • Make sure butter comes out of the fridge right before it is added to the flour mixture.
  • To have icy cold water, put a few ice cubes in a glass, and pour cold water over the ice. 

Nutrition

Calories: 161kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 2gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.03gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.02gSodium: 92mgPotassium: 28mgFiber: 1gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg
Keyword BARS, PEACH BAR, PEACH DESSERT, SUMMER DESSERT
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