Delicious Blueberry Squares!

• CRUST/TOPPING
• flour↗1 1⁄2 cups
• old-fashioned oatmeal↗1 1⁄2 cups
• brown sugar↗3⁄4 cup

  plus

• brown sugar↗2 tablespoons
• baking powder↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• salt↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• cinnamon↗1⁄2 teaspoon

  (or to taste)

• cold butter↗1 cup

  cut in chunks

• FILLING
• blueberries↗3 cups
• white sugar↗3⁄4 cup

  (or to taste)

• cornstarch↗2 -3 tablespoons
• fresh lemon juice↗1 tablespoon

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Butter a 7 x 11-inch baking pan.

2. 2

   Line bottom with a sheet of parchment paper; set aside.

3. 3

   In a food processor, put the flour, oatmeal, brown sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; PULSE to blend for 20 seconds.

4. 4

   Add in the COLD butter chunks, and PULSE to cut in the butter into the dry ingredients until you have a crumbly mass (not dry, but not sticking together).

5. 5

   Toss together the berry mixture with the sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice.

6. 6

   Spread/pat (LIGHTLY) half of the oatmeal mixture on the bottom of the pan.

7. 7

   Top/spread with the blueberry/cornstarch mixture as evenly as you can.

8. 8

   Top/sprinkle with the remaining oatmeal mixture, and press down slightly.

9. 9

   Chill the pan for 30 minutes (THIS IS IMPORTANT! must be chilled).

10. 10

    Set oven to 350 degrees.

11. 11

    Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until the fruit starts to bubble.

12. 12

    Cool pan very well before cutting, or refrigerate for 2-3 hours before cutting into squares.

13. 13

    Delicious!