Cranberry Orange Pistachio Bars
Recipe Date:
July 16, 2017
Cook Time:
00:00:00
Difficulty:
Easy
Measurements:
Imperial (US)
From Eating Well Magazine, this is a festive dessert to pair with Johnson Estate Cream Sherry.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsps unsalted butter
- 2 tbsps granulated sugar
- 2 tbsps light brown sugar
- 2/3 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/4 cup ground flax seeds (optional)
- 1/3 cup flour
- pinch of salt
- zest from one orange (optional)
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tbsps flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg white
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 2 cups fresh cranberries
- 1/3 cup unsalted pistachios, chopped and toasted
Directions
Ingredients 1-8 for the crust. Beat the butter; add sugar and flours. I use a food processor to do this quickly. Press dough into a 8 x 8 inch pan lined with parchment paper. Bake 10-12 minutes at 350ºF.
Blend together all remaining ingredients except the nuts and cranberries with a mixer. Sprinkle cranberries on top of the cooked crust and then pour the batter on top. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup pistachios. Bake 40-45 minutes.
Cool well before cutting into squares. Drizzle with orange frosting if desired.
Frosting (optional): powdered sugar thinned with orange juice.
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