Peach Bar
Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Ingredients: For the crust: 1c all-purpose flour 1/2c powdered sugar 1/4tsp sea salt 1/2c butter (unsalted), room temperature (or melted) Crumble topping: 1c all-purpose flour 1/2c brown sugar, packed 1/8tsp sea salt 1/4tsp nutmeg, ground 1/4tsp cinnamon, ground 1/2tsp vanilla extract 6T tablespoons butter (unsalted), room temperature (or melted) For the peach layer: 2.5c peach chunks (4 large peaches or 14oz can) 1/4cup brown sugar 3T cornstarch 1tsp cinnamon, ground 1/4tsp nutmeg, ground 1/8tsp sea salt For the glaze: 1c powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/8tsp sea salt 2T milk Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 330 degrees. 2. Line an 8″x8″ pan with a sheet of parchment paper. 3. Prepare the crust by whisking together the flour, powdered sugar and salt in a medium bowl until well combined then stir in the melted butter just until well incorporated and no more streaks of flour remain. 4. Pour into lined pan then pat evenly onto the bottom surface of the pan and then bake for 12-15 minutes. Remove and let cool for 10-minutes. 5. Prepare the topping by whisking together the flour, brown sugar and salt in a medium mixing bowl; then stir in the melted butter and vanilla extract just until combined and set aside. 6. Dice peach halves 1/4″ chunks. 7. Collect the juice and heat on medium low heat to reduce down to 3/4s volume (10-minutes). Let sit for 10-minutes to cool before moving forward. 8. Add the brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and salt and stir until thoroughly combined. Coat the peaches with mixture then pour on-top of crust later. 9. Then sprinkle the topping over the peach layer and bake for 25-30 minutes. 10. Let cool then prepare the glaze for the top of bars. Mix the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, salt together until well combined. Add 2T of milk and stir. Spoon over the cooled bars.
