Blueberry Bars with Almond Crumble

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cold unsalted butter (2 sticks)
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup almonds
• 1 Tbs. of lemon juice
• 2 pints of fresh blueberries
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 Tbs. cornstarch

Directions

1. 1.Preheat the oven to 375 F. Grease a 9�13 inch pan, or line with parchment paper or tinfoil.
2. 2. In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup sugar, 3 cups flour, and baking powder and salt. Use a fork or pastry cutter to blend in the butter and egg. Dough will be crumbly. Press dough into prepared pan. Reserve 1/4 to 1/2 of the dough for the topping.
3. 3. In another bowl, stir together the sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice. Gently mix in the blueberries. Sprinkle the blueberry mixture evenly over the crust.
4. 4. Pulse almonds finely in a food processor. Combine with the remaining dough and crumble over the top of the blueberries. Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until top is slightly brown. Cool completely before cutting into squares.
5. 5. Store in the refrigerator or freezer.