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Hey everyone! I'm Ashley and I love cooking, obviously. I try to cook new recipes as often as I can, but certainly not as often as I wish I could! When I'm not cooking my time is occupied by studying for my Business degree, spending time with my lovely boyfriend, and of course working. I'm hoping that having a food blog will help motivate me to start cooking more!

Saturday, July 31, 2010,6:07 PM

Blackberry Shortbread Bars

This morning my mom went out into our yard and picked a big bowl of blackberries! So I decided I should make something with them. I searched for some recipes and came across these delicious looking blackberry shortbread bars. I unfortunately didn't have 6 cups of blackberries, only about 3 cups, but they still tasted great!

Blackberry Shortbread Bars

Crust
3 Cups All-Purpose Flour
1 1/2 Cups Sugar
1/4 tsp. Salt
1 1/2 Cups Butter (Cubed)

Filling
4 Eggs
2 Cups Sugar
1/2 Cup Sour Cream
1/2 Cup Blackberry Jam
3/4 Cup All-Purpose Flour
1/8 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Orange Zest
3-6 Cups Blackberries

1) Heat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9x13" pan.
2) Combine all of the ingredients for the crust. If you have a food processor this is very easy. Just pulse until the mix comes together. If not, you have to do what I did and use your bare hands! Just get in there and mush all of the butter into the flour until it's crumbly yet can mold into a shape. Reserve 2 cups for the topping. Press the rest of it into the bottom of your pan in an even layer. Bake for 20 minutes, then let it rest for 15 minutes.
3) Mix together all of the ingredients for the filling, except the blackberries. When the crust is cooled down pour the mixture on top of the crust, then layer the black berries on top of the filling. Sprinkle the remaining two cups of crust mix on top of the black berries. Bake for another hour. Let cool a few hours before cutting into it.

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