Peach Crumb Bars

Ingredients

• FOR THE CRUST:
• 3 cups All-purpose Flour
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• ½ teaspoons Salt
• 2 sticks Unsalted Butter, Chilled And Cut Into 1" Pieces
• 1 whole Egg
• FOR THE FILLING:
• 6 whole Peaches, Peeled, Pitted And Diced
• 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
• ¼ cups All-purpose Flour
• ¼ cups Sugar (or More Depending On Sweetness Of Peaches)
• ¼ teaspoons Salt

Preparation Instructions

To make the crust, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Cut in the butter with a pastry cutter or fork until the mixture resembles course crumbs. Mix in the egg. Pat half the dough into a greased 9″ x 9″ baking pan and place the pan and the remaining half of the dough into the refrigerator while you prepare the filling.

To make the filling, prepare the peaches by bringing a large pot of water to a boil and submerging the peaches fully for 1 minute. Remove with a slotted spoon and place them in ice water to cool. The peel should come off easy with your fingers.

Once peeled, dice the peaches and combine in a bowl with the lemon juice, flour, sugar and salt. Taste the mixture to see if additional sugar is needed. Spread the peach mixture evenly over the dough and crumble the remaining dough over the peaches to form a crumble topping. Bake in a preheated 350ºF oven for 1 hour and allow to cool before cutting into bars.

Adapted from Smitten Kitchen and All Recipes, via Brown Eyed Baker.