Zucchini Pie Bars
Description
This zucchini pie bar recipe sneaks a zucchini into sweet pie crumble bars with sugar and spices for a taste of apple pie that's perfect for a picnic.
Ingredients
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5 cups all-purpose flour
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1 3/4 cups white sugar
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 1/2 cups butter, at room temperature
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3/4 cup white sugar
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2/3 cup lemon juice
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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7 cups peeled, seeded, and sliced zucchini
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease sides of a 10x15-inch jelly roll pan.
2
Whisk flour, 1 ¾ cups sugar, and ½ teaspoon cinnamon together in a large bowl; cut in butter with a fork to make a crumbly dough. Reserve ½ cup dough; set aside.
3
Press remaining ½ dough firmly into the prepared jelly roll pan.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 10 minutes.
5
Combine ¾ cup sugar, lemon juice, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large saucepan; add sliced zucchini and bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until zucchini begins to soften. Stir in reserved ½ cup dough; cook and stir until mixture thickens, 3 to 5 minutes.
6
Spread zucchini mixture over crust; press remaining ½ dough lightly on top.
7
Bake in the preheated oven until top is lightly browned, 35 to 45 minutes. Cool before slicing into 24 bars, about 20 minutes.