can you tell i love food...?

Yesterday I was craving something sweet, but something new. I began browsing through the desserts of some of my favorite recipe blogs. I found this recipe on the Sisters Cafe, but almost didn't make it since Jeremy is out of town so it would most likely be eaten only by me. I decided against that, and went ahead. Luckily (in this case) it look a little longer to make than I anticipated (cook crust, wait, cook all, wait 1 hr...) and by the time it was done it was almost dinner time and I lost my immediate craving. So, since a lady in my ward had invited me for dinner I brought it along.

And...I took some pics! In the pan, and on the plate!
















It's maybe not the healthiest dessert (lots of butter and sugar..) but it DOES have berries. That's gotta count for something right?

Here's the recipe~

Blackberry Pie Bars
Crust & Topping:
3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups chlled unsalted butter

Fruit Filling:
4 large eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup all purpose flour
Pinch of salt
2 (16-ounce) packages frozen blackberries, defrosted and drained

For the crust and topping: Preheat the oven to 350. Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan. Combine the flour, sugar and salt in a very large bowl. Cut butter into the flour mixture using a pastry cutter. Continue until the butter is evenly distributed, but the mixture is still crumbly (as you would a pie crust). (If you have a large capacity food processor, you can process the butter (cut it into 1/2 inch cubes first) into the flour mixture using a the metal blade.)
Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the crumb mixture for the topping. Press the remaining crumbs into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake the crust for 12-15 minutes (this actually took me close to 20 minutes; just continue checking it after 15 minutes), or until it is golden brown. Cool for at least 10 minutes.

To make the filling: Whisk the eggs and sugar together in a large bowl, then add the sour cream, flour and salt. Gently fold in the blackberries. Spoon the mixture evenly over the crust. Sprinkle the reserved crumbs evenly over the top. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until the crust is lightly browned. Cool for at least 1 hour before cutting. Makes approximately 2 dozen bars.

**As for my changes, I halved the recipe and used triple berry mix since I had that in the freezer. You could definently cut some of the butter and probably wouldn't be able to tell. As you can probably see from the pics, they're a little on the greasy side...

Also, when adding the sugar to the crust I accidently added an extra 1/4 cup. I have 2 different sets of measuring cups and they totally look like different sizes than each other. Thus, I grabbed a 1/2 cup when I thought it was 1/4 and didn't realize it until it was in the oven. That added to a more carmelized crust on the bottom--almost like toffee. It was tasty though.

And, even though only 2 pieces were eaten by someone else, the pan is almost half empty. Oops.