Blueberry Lattice Bars

Blueberry Lattice Bars

		--- CRUST ---
1	cup	butter, softened
1/2	cup	sugar
1		egg
2 3/4	cups	flour
1/2	tsp	vanilla
1/4	tsp	salt

		--- FILLING ---
3	cups	fresh or frozen blueberries
1	cup	sugar
3	Tbs	cornstarch
1	tsp	almond extract
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1	In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg, flour, vanilla and salt. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
2	Meanwhile, in a saucepan, bring the blueberries, sugar and cornstarch to a boil. Cook about 2 minutes until thickened. Add almond extract.
3	Roll 2/3 of dough between 2 pieces of wax paper to fit bottom of a greased 13x9x2" baking pan. Top with filling. Roll remaining dough between 2 pieces of wax paper to about 1/8" thickness. Cut in 1/2" x 2" strips. Place the strips in the form of an X over filling making 24 total X's. Bake 375° for 30-35 minutes until top golden brown. Cool on wire rack. Cut into bars.

Recommended to use frozen organic wild blueberries.

Source

Source: Taste of Home