I named this recipe Peach Pie Crumble Squares because really its a cross between the two. I had some frozen peaches in my freezer for forever because my last recipe did not come out very well. My niece Shira is throwing a party this weekend in honor of her baby and I wanted to make something. This is what I came up with. The fruit is cooked until it resembles peach pie filling and it’s combined with a nutty shortbread crust and lots of chunky crumbs. It’s the perfect balance of salty and sweet and tastes like summer.
The ingredients. Missing the ground almonds.
Add sugar and corn starch to the cooked peaches
The result will look like pie filling.
Add butter, sugar and vanilla to a bowl.
Dough
Spread 2/3 of the dough in a 1/4 baking sheet or 9×13 inch pan.
Bake until golden brown
Spread the peaches over the crust.
Fresh out of the oven.
Peach Pie Crumble Squares
- 4 cups frozen peaches
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 2½ cups flour divided
- 1 cup ground almonds
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 stick butter or margarine
- ½ cup oil
- To Make The Filling:
- Add peaches and 1 tablespoon of white sugar to heavy bottom small pot
- Cook until juices are release and fruit is softened
- Add 1 tablespoon of water to corn starch to make slurry
- Add to pot and cook until peaches are thickened.
- Set aside and let cool
- To Make The Crust:
- Add butter, oil, light brown sugar, vanilla and salt to a bowl
- Mix until thoroughly combined. You can use a hand mixer
- Add 2 cups flour and ground almonds
- Mix until combined
- Press ⅔ of dough into a 9x13 pan
- Bake at 350 for 15 minutes until golden
- Remove from oven and let cool
- Add ½ cup flour to remaining dough mixture and mix until crumbly
- Once the crust is cooled, spread peach mixture and cover with crumbs
- Bake at 350 for 25 minutes
- Let cool completely before slicing into squares
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