Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Gluten free Blackberry-jam bars

So, I've been missing Hawaii a lot lately, and decided to post a recipe I concocted while out on the Big Island.  This was made with fresh blackberries I picked along the Mauna Loa Volcano. Any berries could do just fine, but the blackberries were really pretty.  Oh, and I thought of the recipe as a way to use up jam that I always seem to have a lot of from home canning.  So, just substitute in jam for the berries and sugar.  I thought the crust was a nice gluten-free shortbread of sorts and think it could be used nicely in many other recipes.  This was my first attempt at this recipe, so I would probably play around with a few things in the future, but they were still pretty yummy as is.  Enjoy!

Gluten-free blackberry jam bars
Topping
1 cup almonds processed in the food processor
1 cup certified gluten free oats
2/3 cup brown sugar

Filling
2 cup crushed blackberries
3.5 cup sugar

Crust
1 1/3 cup sweet rice flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
  1. Combine ingredients for the crust in a food processor and press into prepared cookie sheet.  Bake at 350 until lightly brown.
  2. Combine filling ingredients in saucepan and boil to get to gelling point. (or substitute your favorite jam).  Then spread over prepared crust.
  3. Toss topping ingredients together and press over the filling.
  4. Bake in 350 oven until lightly brown on top (approx 15 min)


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