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Platz: Fruit Dessert Square Bar

This pie wanna-be has a plain base like most squares and bars, a fruity layer, streusal crumble, and optional icing drizzle.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 18
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, German
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Base
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 3/4 cup Butter or Lard
  • 2/3 cup Milk or Cream
Fruit Layer
  • 4-6 cups Chopped Fruit
  • 1/4 cup Sugar
  • Cinnamon (optional)
Topping
  • 3/4 cup Sugar
  • 3/4 cup Flour
  • 1/2 cup Butter
Icing (optional)
  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • 1 cup Icing Sugar
  • 2 tsp Milk
  • 1/4 tsp Vanilla

Method
 

Base
  1. Cut together the dry ingredients and butter or lard until crumbly.
  2. Add milk. Stir and knead into a ball. It should not be sticky. If it is, add more flour. Let sit at least five minutes.
  3. Pat into a bar pan or cookie sheet
Fruit Layer
  1. Spread fruit in an approximate single layer on the base.
  2. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
Topping
  1. Mix ingredients together into a firm, rough ball.
  2. Crumble into course chunks on top of the fruit layer.
  3. Bake at 350℉ for 30 minutes. It is done when the bottom is golden brown.
Icing (Optional)
  1. Melt butter and add, or cut it together with the icing sugar.
  2. Add milk and vanilla. Stir together.
  3. Add more milk or icing sugar to make a drizzling consistency.
  4. Drizzle over cooled cake.