RASPBERRY CRUMB BARS with a dash of potassium
Ingredients
Necessary Ingredients:
- NPK to grow the raspberries
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 egg
- ¼ teaspoon salt (optional)
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon (optional)
- 4 cups fresh raspberries
- ½ cup white sugar
- 3 teaspoons cornstarch
Instructions
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 375°
- Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
- In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup sugar, 3 cups flour and baking powder.
- Mix in salt and cinnamon, if so desired.
- Use fork or pastry cutter to blend in the shortening and egg. Dough will be crumbly.
- Pat half of the dough into the prepared pan.
- In another bowl, stir together the sugar and cornstarch.
- Gently mix in the raspberries.
- Sprinkle the raspberry mixture evenly over the crust.
- Crumble remaining dough over the berry layer.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 45 minutes or until top is slightly brown.
- Cool completely before cutting into squares.
This recipe is courtesy of the Nutrients for Life Foundation. To learn more about how fertilizer feeds the world, starting with your own family, visit NutrientsforLife.org.
Sidebar:
- Fertilizers are drawn from nature – they are not man-made.
- Farmers are not adding fertilizer to the ground. They are replacing nutrients that are lost each harvest.
- Fertilizer use is responsible for 40 to 60 percent of our food supply.
- By helping to conserve land, fertilizers safeguard recreational land and wildlife habitats.
- Farmers care about the environment as much as anyone.
Notes
The most important ingredient in this – and every recipe – is fertilizer. A dash of potassium, a pinch of nitrogen and a sprinkle of phosphorus grew the raspberries for these bars. Drawn from nature, fertilizer helps kids grow up healthier and live longer lives because it adds both nutrition and taste to the foods we love.
Photo from Taste of Home